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Scavenger Hunt Hike, Kent Fest and Aurora Fest on July 4th

The 4th of July will be busy for Park District fans, with the Scavenger hike at Towner’s Woods in the morning and Park District staff at both the Kent Heritage Fest and the Aurora Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration. Visit the Portage Park District booth for park maps, information and activities for kids.
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Spring Portage Park District Newsletter!

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11th Annual Portage Environmental Conservation Awards

This year’s Honorary Chair, State Representative Kathleen Chandler, welcomed Guest Speaker Elaine Marsh, Founder of Friends of the Crooked River and Ohio Greenways who spoke on the benefits of trails and greenways. Funds from the event will be used to create and maintain hike and bike trails and to benefit the volunteer Trail Stewardship program. Five awards for environmental activism were awarded. Read more about the recipients...

Learn more about the sponsors of the 11th Annual Environmental Conservation Awards.
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Headwaters Adventure Race

Do you enjoy canoeing and/or kayaking? Here's your chance to put your skills to the test. The Portage Park District is partnering with Advanced Rehab of Mantua, Camp Hi Canoe Livery, the Village of Mantua and others to host the Headwaters Adventure Race on Saturday, July 11th. Beginning at Buchert Park in Mantua Village, participants will run two miles on the Headwaters Trail, bike ten miles along beautiful rural roads to Camp Hi Livery, and then canoe or kayak back to Buchert Park in Mantua on the Upper Cuyahoga State Scenic River.

Single adventurers or teams of two may register online or starting at 6:45 am the day of the race. The race will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. There is a limit of one hundred boats in the water, so register as soon as possible!

Download the Mail-in Registration Form in PDF formatView the Race Map!
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Take the 2009
Wild Hikes Challenge!

Hike eight of 12 trails to earn a hiking staff and 2009 badge. Hike on your own time, or hike with a naturalist on a guided, scheduled hike. Begins May 9th.

Learn more about the dates, times and lengths of the guided hikes.

Download the Wild Hikes registration form in PDF format.

Get Park Directions and Trail Maps for the Wild Hikes.


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"Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite our fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this planet. By choice, or by default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs.

"We can misuse the land and diminish the usefulness of resources, or we can create a world in which physical affluence and affluence of the spirit go hand in hand."

- Stewart Udall, The Quiet Crisis (1963)


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