[n] The act (or place) of carrying boats and cargo overland from one navigable stream or lake to another
– Bellman services required for a group arriving at the hotel all together The rate for portage is based on a round trip charge per person This is not mandatory for groups whose arrival/departure is scattered
a service operated by some local authorities whereby advice and support is given to mothers to improve the progress of children with disabilities
The carrying of boat and equipment overland between navigable waters The Grand Portage, which bypassed the rapids and falls of the lower Pigeon River, stretched for 8½ miles From the verb porter, "to bear or carry" in the French of the early trappers, explorers, and voyageurs Onigam in the Ojibwe
[top] To carry your canoe on your back To do this your canoe will need a carrying thwart
Historic site, northeastern corner of Minnesota, U.S. Located on Lake Superior near the Canadian border, it was designated a national historic site in 1951 and a national monument in 1958. It covers a 9-mi (14-km) overland trail from Lake Superior's northern shore that bypassed the obstacles to early canoe travel. Used by early explorers, the portage marked the end of travel on the Great Lakes and the beginning of the interior river route. The portage trail now bisects the reservation of the Grand Portage tribe of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians