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IT’S FALL ON BLOCK ISLAND!

The air’s getting a bit crisper and the leaves on the trees are shifting from their green hues to brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. Your first inclination may be to…
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF BEACON HILL

Located to the southwest of the Great Salt Pond rests the highest point on Block Island: Beacon Hill. At an elevation of 190 feet, it’s not the considered the most…
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5 PLACES FOR BLOCK ISLAND SOUVENIRS

We all know that one of the most important parts of a vacation is the souvenirs you bring back with you. Some of them are great, like that sweatshirt you’ve…
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IT’S A BLOCK ISLAND GETAWAY…1909 STYLE!

For over a century and a half, Block Island has been a renowned New England getaway destination. With the birth of clean, comfortable, and reliable sea transportation (like the Block…
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KNOW WHAT GOES GOOD WITH THAT?

In these posts, we often inform our readers about the many things on the island to do, see and learn. For the most part, we like to group things into…
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5 PLACES FOR ART ON BLOCK ISLAND

Providence may be known as the Creative Capital, but that doesn’t make it the end-all be all of arts in Rhode Island. Block Island has a wide variety of artists…
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