The U.S. Coast Guard says it has found a missing kayaker alive after searching the water near Fort Gorges Island, off Portland, Maine. The Coast Guard says someone called at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday and reported finding a 10-foot, orange Pelican Trailblazer in the water, with no kayaker aboard. Inside the paddle craft was only […]
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Civil War-era Fort Gorges to be restored in Portland harbor
PORTLAND (AP) — A Civil War-era fort at the entrance to Portland Harbor is being made more accessible to the public. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin says a public-private partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to preserve Fort Gorges, which she called an “untapped treasure.” Friends of Fort Gorges told the Portland Press […]
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Restoration effort renewed for Fort Gorges
PORTLAND — Crossing Portland Harbor on a sun-splashed morning, Paul Drinan talked about his newest endeavor. “It is not hard to be passionate about this project,” he said of a renewed effort to restore Fort Gorges. Drinan, who became executive director of Friends of Fort Gorges in 2014, said he is ready to push for […]
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Restoration effort renewed for Portland’s Fort Gorges
PORTLAND — Crossing Portland Harbor on a sun-splashed morning, Paul Drinan talked about his newest endeavor. “It is not hard to be passionate about this project,” he said of a renewed effort to restore Fort Gorges. Drinan, who became executive director of Friends of Fort Gorges in 2014, said he is ready to push for […]