Payson Park

Longfellow Arboretum, in Payson Park
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Edward Payson Park is a 47.5-acre (19.2 ha) public park on Ocean Avenue in Portland, Maine. It is named after Edward Payson Weston who in 1867 walked over 1200 miles from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois.

Longfellow Arboretum

The Longfellow Arboretum is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) arboretum on the southwestern corner the park beside a small tidal marsh which connects the park to Back Cove.[1] As of August 2012, there are 122 trees,[2] including approximately 40 non-native trees, including Betula nigra, Cercidiphyllum, and Stewartia.

The Longfellow Garden Club created the Longfellow Arboretum on land donated by the City of Portland using a bequest from Mrs. Clifford Leys, a former member.[2] Today the Longfellow Garden Club and the City of Portland jointly maintain the Arboretum. It is named in honor of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) who grew up in the nearby Wadsworth-Longfellow House.

Sliding

Payson Park's is a known as a top location for sliding and in 2008, Payson Hill Terrain Park, a ski and snowboard terrain park located on the park's western edge, was established to encourage children to take up the sports.[3] It was the only municipal park in the United States to offer free skiing and riding lessons.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Places to Play City of Portland, Maine
  2. 1 2 "Longfellow Arboretum (Brochure)". City of Portland. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ It's all downhill fun from here Portland Press Herald, December 9, 2010
  4. ↑ They're riding high Portland Press Herald, December 28, 2010

Coordinates: 43°40′53″N 70°16′03″W / 43.6814°N 70.2675°W / 43.6814; -70.2675


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