Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Portland, MI

Portland is a city in Ionia County, Michigan, nicknamed the "City of Two Rivers" because the Grand River and the Looking Glass River meet near the center of town.

The first land in what is now Portland was owned by Elisha Newman in 1833, and Philo Bogue built a trading post on the Grand River that same year — the Bogue Flats Recreation Area is now named for him.

Portland's first post office arrived in 1837, and the community was once the dwelling place of the Grand River Odawa chief John Okemos in the 1850s.

The first train arrived in Portland in 1869, and at its 1881 peak the city was served by six passenger trains a day, three in each direction; the last train left in 1984 when the tracks were removed.

Portland incorporated as a village in 1869 and did not become a city until a century later, in 1969.

Portland's opera house opened in 1880 and its Carnegie library opened in 1905.

The 2020 census counted 3,796 people in Portland living in 1,623 households.

The Grand River that flows through Portland is the longest river in Michigan, and the Looking Glass River runs just over 70 miles before joining it in town.

Portland's Riverwalk is a rail trail that loops around the city along its two rivers and connects to a trail system about 15 miles long in total.

Portland is home to Portland Public Schools and Portland St. Patrick Catholic School, and it has been a designated Michigan Main Street Community since 2003.