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"It's a tough pill to swallow," said Portland City Arborist Mark Reiland. "And a lot of the ash trees were planted to replace elms wiped out in the 1970s."
Created after the Great Fire of 1866, Lincoln Park was the city’s first, a symbol of fortitude as well as a firebreak. Now there are a total of 68 for enjoyment at any time of year.
If you ever wanted a good excuse not to mow your lawn, this could be it.
After years of neglect, Riverton Trolley Park may rise again The city of Portland, in coordination with a nonprofit, has started a nearly $500,000 project to rehabilitate the 19-acre park, which was once a premier destination in Maine. 4 of 4 People walk along a line of waiting trolley cars at Riverton Park. Photo courtesy of the Collections of Maine Historical Society, MaineMemory.net #12164 On the day that Riverton Trolley Park opened to the public 125 years ago, 10,000 eager visitors boarded trolley cars for the 20-cent round trip to a slice of paradise on the banks of the Presumpscot Riv...