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2 unusual facts about Portage Point


Kenneth S. Wagoner

After retirement, Wagoner lived for a number of years at Portage Point, Michigan, where his family had spent many summers.

Williamsport, Michigan

Landowners around Portage Lake made the cut in opposition to the owners of Portage Mill at Portage Point, who persisted in raising the level of the lake and flooding their lands.



see also

Overtoomse Veld

It is named for the Overtoomse Sluis, which was an old portage point dating from the 14th century on a major cargo route to and from Amsterdam at the junction of two waterschap areas, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and Hoogheemraadschap van Amstelland.