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{ 8.8.2022 } { Block Island Experience }

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 Island Ferry), visitors from all over discovered the fun and beauty of the island.

In 1909, Beatrice Ball wrote a book entitled Block Island: An Illustrated Guide that was part history of the island and part reference for local businesses. In it, she describes the familiar sites that you know today through the lens of an early 20^th century resident of the island.

{ 7.18.2022 } { Island Life }

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 categories, whether that be natural sights, restaurants, etc. When there are so many great things on Block Island, it just helps to group things together!

However, we are reminded of a saying from two wise men way back in the 1970’s: "You got your peanut butter on my chocolate! / You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!"

{ 7.7.2022 } { 5 Things }

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 from different disciplines showcasing their work on a regular basis. From brick-and-mortar galleries, to arts cooperatives, to weekly pop-ups, New Shoreham offers many opportunities to see and buy art on the island. Here are 5 suggested places to begin your search.