Portage

   

Portage is the name of some places in the North America:

There is also the settlement of Portage, New Zealand.

It is also a computer program:

Portage refers to the practice of carrying a canoe on land around an obstacle, such as rapids in a river, or between bodies of water.

Portages are sometimes upgraded to canals with locks, and even railways.

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