Park projects progressing

Lehigh Portland State Park remains slated to open to the public in the spring as several construction projects within the park continue.

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December 24, 2025 - 12:44 PM

Construction continues to the visitors center at Lehigh Portland State Park. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register

After an unrelenting spate of wet weather through the early months of 2025, Joe Kennedy was wondering if work would ever really hit high gear to get Lehigh Portland State Park ready for the public.

The earliest stages of construction were delayed repeatedly because of weather, Kennedy noted. In fact, more than 70 potential work days were lost due to rain.

“And that’s just Monday through Friday,” Kennedy, project supervisor, noted Wednesday.

But the rains cleared up, and work was able to begin in earnest by mid-year.

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