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Our Blog: February 2021

The History of Block Island: Nicholas Ball

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The History of Block Island: Nicholas Ball

We start our tale with the Ocean View Hotel, an island staple where the cool kids of their eras stayed on visits to the Block. Famously gone, the hotel burned beyond repair in the second half of the sixties. It had stood for close to a hundred years. But the story of the Ocean View Hotel isn’t as interesting as the story of its founder and owner. No—this guy was all over the place in the best way possible.

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Sailors’ Tips: How to Pack the Perfect Block Island Overnight Bag

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Sailors’ Tips: How to Pack the Perfect Block Island Overnight Bag

We talked about this series for a bit before deciding to go ahead with it. “Not everyone going to Block Island needs to know how to dock a boat,” we said. “That’s what we’re here for, after all! We’re aces at that.” So, we narrowed our list of important Sailor Tips down to things you, our riders, and we, the sailors, could use on or off the water.

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