Overlooking the village of Portland and Big Rideau Lake is the Emmanuel Heritage Centre (1861), a former Anglican church. Its beauty lies in its simplicity — constructed in the Gothic revival style with sandstone quarried onsite, featuring unusual stone buttresses. Owned by the Portland on the Rideau Historical Society, the impressive interior hosts Portland historical memorabilia, musical events and seasonal markets. The Emmanuel Heritage Centre is featured in this Portland Heritage Walking Tour, which demonstrates a variety of architectural influences reflected in the buildings of Portland. Amble casually and imagine the welcome clang of steamboat bells, the aromas of spices and local cheddar in shops, the humming of mills, and the laughter and tears of family and village life as it was 15 decades ago.