This spring, something extraordinary set sail—without even touching the water. A 50-foot shrimp boat, built in 1949 by Robert Guidry, once cut through Gulf Coast waters and more recently floated (and occasionally sank) along the Ohio River. Now, thanks to the shared vision, tenacity, and logistical wizardry of a dedicated crew, it has found its forever home in the backyard of the Portland Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
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PlayPort Opens at Waterfront Park, Bringing New Connections to Portland
Waterfront Park will expand into the Portland neighborhood on March 26th with the opening of the first part of the phase IV expansion, PlayPort. The project, years in the making, is about more than just adding new park space—it’s about connecting neighborhoods and people in new and meaningful ways.
Portland’s Wild West!
In a little town, where horses are replaced with mechanical steeds, often made and modified by its owner; the people have never left their heritage.
$14.5 Million Grant to Reconnect Portland to the Riverfront
The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA) has been rewarded a $14.5 million grant from the US Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program to improve pedestrian connectivity to the Ohio River for the Portland area of Louisville.
‘PlayPort’ Joins Waterfront Park Expansion Into West Louisville
Has life got you feeling like you’re running on a Hamster Wheel? If so, you’ll soon be able to live out your metaphors in real life at the new Waterfront Park Playport! Part of the Phase IV Waterfront West Expansion, Playport is a new $15M, 3-acre playground running between 10th and 13th streets north of Rowan Street, just north of the floodwall.
Bardstown Woman Recalls Tragedy and Triumph Living on Shippingport
Read the story of 80-year-old Linda Kramer, who sat down with the Portland Anchor to discuss her memories growing up on Louisville’s historic Shippingport Island during its waning days of the 1950s.
WELCOME TO WILD BISON BOULEVARD: Walk the Paths of Kentucky History with Us
Wild Bison Boulevard is a one-man art exhibition on October 6th, 2024 celebrating the crossing of America’s ancient herds of migratory bison from Indiana into Louisville, Kentucky at the base of the Great Falls of the Ohio River. The exhibition consists of an educational story trail stretching along the main walkway of the 56-acre Portland Wharf Park with 20 exhibits accompanied by narrative set of 120 walkway guideposts.