The Port of Portland,
Oregon will allow the general public behind the fences at Terminal 4 for the first
time later this month as part of its 2012 Seaport Celebration event.
Parking and admission are
free for the event, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 18. This year’s
Seaport Celebration features live music and shows, $5 jet boat tours, interactive
activities for kids and adults, food carts representing trade partners, giveaways
and prizes.
New to the lineup this year
is a special, two-hour Portland Spirit river cruise for $10.
Events in previous years
have brought the public to Terminals 2 and 6, but this would be the first year for
the 280-acre Terminal 4, which is in the heart of the St. Johns neighborhood and
is home to a distribution center for Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles; liquid agricultural
fertilizers for International Raw Materials; soda ash used in the manufacture of
glass; and a flour mill.
The terminal is located
at 11040 N. Lombard St., on the Willamette River adjacent to Cathedral Park. It
offers views of the river, Forest Park and St. John’s Bridge.
This year’s Seaport Celebration
is sponsored by various local and regional businesses, including: Gunderson, Fred
Meyer, Portland Spirit, Auto Warehousing Company, Lower Willamette Group, Vigor
Industrial, City of Portland Office of Healthy Working Rivers, Kinder Morgan, Portland
Harbor Partnership, Schnitzer Steel, Toyota Logistics Services, Union Pacific and
Shaver Transportation.
Additional details about
the event are available at www.seaportcelebration.com.
