WebPortage or portaging (Canada: / p ɔː r ˈ t ɑː ʒ /; US: / ˈ p ɔːr t ɪ dʒ /) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water.A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a portage. The term comes from French, where porter means "to carry," as in "portable".

WebPortage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 in the 2010 census.It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010. Portage is known for its Pharmaceutical manufacturing and celery agriculture.

WebHistory. Portage County was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. Like the city of Portage, Portage County is named for the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; Portage County originally included the portage and Portage but boundary changes detached the county from its namesake.. Geography. According to the …

WebPortage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.. Portage was named for the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which …

WebPortage – trasporto di imbarcazioni su terra fra due corsi o specchi d'acqua non comunicanti fra loro. Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 19 ago 2021 alle 11:43. Il testo è disponibile secondo la licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo; possono applicarsi condizioni ...

WebKent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County.It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 28,215 at the 2020 Census. The city is counted as part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined …

WebGentoo Linux (pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɛ n t uː / JEN-too) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system.Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the user's preferences and is often optimized for the specific type of computer. Precompiled binaries are available for some larger packages or …

WebThe Grand Portage Indian Reservation (Ojibwe language: Gichi-onigamiing) is the Indian reservation of the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota.. The reservation is in Cook County near the tip of Minnesota's Arrowhead Region in the extreme northeast part of the state. Historically, the community was …

WebThe Keweenaw Waterway is part of the Keweenaw Water Trail, a designated loop route (eliminating the need to spot two vehicles or obtain a shuttle) around and through the Keweenaw Peninsula for canoes and sea kayaks. It was established in 1995 and has been designated “A Superior Sports Port” by National Geographic Adventure Magazine. It is …

WebThe Diolkos (Δίολκος, from the Greek dia διά, "across", and holkos ὁλκός, "portage machine") was a paved trackway near Corinth in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland across the Isthmus of Corinth.The shortcut allowed ancient vessels to avoid the long and dangerous circumnavigation of the Peloponnese peninsula. The phrase "as …