KidsPORT

Students in the Greater Portland area working to restore the Portland Observatory

What is KidsPORT?

KidsPORT is an effort by students in the greater Portland area to help restore the Portland Observatory.

The Portland Observatory is Portland's most prominent historic landmark, symbolizing Portland's connection to the sea since 1807. But after 190 years this famous signal tower is in need of almost a million dollars of repair work.

Students are helping with the restoration effort in two ways:

• They are publicizing the fund-raising effort to restore the observatory.
• They are raising money to contribute to the Portland Observatory Restoration Trust, which is the group conducting the fund-raising effort.

Use these web pages to learn about this famous landmark.

More about KidsPORT

Fund Raising Update - KidsPORT fund drive comes to a close.

Home - Portland Observatory - Teacher Page - Kids' Page

If you would like more information, or have information about the Observatory you would like posted on this web site, drop us a note!

Greater Portland Landmarks wishes to thank Ren Wilkinson and the students of Pond Cove Elementary School for coordinating KidsPORT and  for the content of the KidsPORT web pages.  Their fundraising efforts collected over $5,000 for the restoration of the Portland Observatory.