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Edward Payson Park is a 47.5-acre (19.2 ha) public park on Ocean Avenue in Portland, Maine. It is named after Edward Payson Weston who in 1867 walked over 1200 miles from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois.
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Longfellow Arboretum
The Longfellow Arboretum is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) arboretum on the southwestern corner the park beside a small tidal marsh which connects the park to Back Cove. As of August 2016, there are 125 trees, including approximately 40 non-native trees, including Betula nigra, Cercidiphyllum, and Stewartia.
The Longfellow Garden Club, a member of the National Garden Club and the Garden Club Federation of Maine, created the Longfellow Arboretum on land donated by the City of Portland using a bequest from Mrs. Clifford Leys, a former member. Today the Longfellow Garden Club and the City of Portland jointly maintain the Arboretum. It is named in honor of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) who grew up in the nearby Wadsworth-Longfellow House.
Sliding
Payson Park is a known as a top location for sliding and in 2008, Payson Hill Terrain Park, a ski, snowboard, and sledding terrain park located on the park's western edge, was established to encourage children to take up the sports. It was the only municipal park in the United States to offer free skiing and riding lessons.