> > Friday morning I'm pointing the truck toward Portland. Does anybody know anything about Portland? National Geographic lists 12 states with a place called Portland, but this one is in Indiana. I've never been there before.
> > Howard
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> I don't know anything about Portland, except that it's not too incredibly far from where I live. If you took route 26 east from Portland into Ohio, then took Ohio 49 south to Greenville, then took Ohio 36 east to I-75 at Piqua, Ohio, you'd be only about 7 miles north of Troy, Ohio, which is where my humble abode lies.
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> Of course, you live near Murfreesboro, TN if memory serves me correctly, so you'll probably take I-65 north through Kentucky into Indiana, so you won't come anywhere near us. Too bad. We could have done lunch or something.
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> What are you going to Portland for? There's not much around there that I can see. There's the Limberlost State Historical site about 10 miles north in Geneva, and some sort of Glass Museum in Dunkirk to the west. I don't see anything else around there on my map. Do you have relatives there? Or are you going there for some sort of obscure motorscooter show?
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> Grishny

Actually, it's a motorbike, scooter and bicycle show. I'm going there to pick up my 1953 Allstate DeLuxe motorscooter (made by Cushman). I had it professionally restored and Portland was a convenient place to meet. I've never been to that show, but I've heard good things about it. Of course, I heard good things about the meet in Bucyrus, Ohio about six years ago, and I haven't been back since.

I live about 150 miles from Murfreesboro, near Knoxville. However, I went to MTSU down in 'boro and still have family in the area. From here to Portland I go I-75 to Cincinnati and US27 to Portland.

I won't have time for any sightseeing, but I'm taking my grandson who just got back from Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and I haven't heard all his stories yet. We'll have fun. I guess I'll have to file a trip report on RinkWorks.
Howard