Our Blog: February 2019

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Tales Told Around the Block

Stories have been around for as long as people have existed to tell them. Evolving from images on walls, to the spoken word, to the written word, and all the combinations in between.

Some stories were told to try and explain the greatest mysteries of the day. Others helped alleviate fears that lingered in people’s minds. Everywhere these different cultures went, their stories went with them. Block Island is no different.

{ 2.9.2019 } { Block Island Experience }

Winter Fishing on the Block

What does it take for an activity to become a pastime?

The word itself is simple enough. Alone it means the same thing as a hobby. A thing you enjoy and do to get away from the stresses of work or life and just relax. To pass the time. Once upon a time it was well-known that the mantle of America’s Pastime is taken up by baseball. Whether or not that’s still true is a subject for another time. What’s true today is that various states and communities continued to create – and stand by – pastimes of their own.