Back Cove/Baxter Boulevard - Portland, ME
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N 43° 39.926 W 070° 16.183
19T E 397630 N 4835497
Baxter Boulevard/Back Cove is a greenspace with a curving parkway and athletic area surrounding a round bay.
Waymark Code: WMPXC8
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2015
Views: 1
Back Cove in Portland is a great place for people to go to play, walk, or socialize as there were hundreds of people seen on a Saturday morning.
It is located north of the center of the city, on the north side of I-295. Parking is available in a couple places. The larger lot - where the waymark point is placed - is off Preble Street Extension. Good luck fitting into a parking space - they are undersized - even for my mid-sized Subaru. There is also a strip mall parking lot across the street.
Back Cove is a thin green space that surrounds a circular inlet. Baxter Boulevard runs along a bit over half of the bay north east to south west. By the parking lot, the road turns away and I-295 round along the south and east edges.
The path circling the cove is about 3.5 miles around. There are mile posts all along the paved path. Along the way, enjoy the view of the bay and the Portland skyline.
The athletic fields and marsh have a network of paths that meet at the Yardscaping demonstration garden. around the soccer field is a challenging fitness trail.
The park was designed in 1895 by the Olmsted Brothers but completed in 1917. A memorial at the intersection with Vannah Avenue is for the former Mayor of Portland who initially commissioned the design of the park.
Name: Baxter Boulevard/Back Cove
Street Location: Baxter Boulevard, Preble Street Extension
Local Municipality: Portland
State/Province, etc.: Maine
Country: United States of America
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Baxter Boulevard is named after James
Date Established: 1/1/1917
Picnic Facilities: yardscaping display
Recreational Facilities:
Athletic fields, fitness trail, walking path.
Monuments/Statues: James Baxter Monument
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None seen
Fountains: None seen
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Back Cove
Traditional Geocaches:
https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC3XQAM&title=baxter-view
Special Events: Not listed
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