Seen here is the Moshassuck River, or what naturalist Greg Gerrit calls “The Mighty Mo.” He has been studying this historically significant nine-mile waterway for 25 years. The Moshassuck River became the final stretch of the old Blackstone Canal, the 19th-century waterway that linked Worcester to Providence, and on to Narragansett Bay. According to the […]
(10.3) “Water Brother: the Sid Abbruzzi Story” follows the life of East Coast legend and cultural icon Sid Abbruzzi and his equally iconic Newport surf-and-skate shop. The misfits and enthusiasts who hung out at this club house eventually grew into a devoted community who are simply wild about this guy. Last year’s screening at Fort
(9.14) The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) will be hosting another downtown paddle this Saturday. The trip will pass by a number of historic sites ranging in scope from the colonial to modern periods of Providence’s history. Paddlers may also be sharing the river with box turtles, cormorants, ducks, and fish. From the WRWC: Join
(7.25) Welcome to Olneyville. Looks a little different along the river doesn’t it? Now you can experience the thrill of paddling the Woonasquatucket River, and for free. The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) invites the public to take part in the Summer Community Paddle series, Thursdays through September. This series is for beginners. Join us
The Newport/Bristol/Providence ferry kicks off the summer season this Friday, June 21. Take a round trip ride on the bay just for fun, or show your out-of-town friends around Newport for the day and avoid the traffic. You can sit up top for the sun and breeze (it can be kind of windy) or go
Surfs up. Memorial Day Weekend is the official kick-off of the summer beach season and the state beaches will be opening Saturday. This means that lifeguards will be on duty, the concessions stands will be open, restrooms will be available, and you will have to pay for parking. All state beaches, except for Scarborough South
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Scarborough North and Roger Wheeler state beaches in Narragansett will be open Saturdays and Sundays only, weather permitting, from Saturday, May 11 until Memorial Day to accommodate early beachgoers. The water temperature is about 51 degrees. The DEM will have lifeguards on duty — and the bathrooms
Nice weather for ducks. A pair of mallards could be seen paddling about today in this pop-up pond at the north end of Blackstone Boulevard. Following the second wettest March on record, an old swamp may be reclaiming its rightful place on the fashionable East Side. Initially, the bogginess of the area had created a
And more rain is on the way. A visit Thursday to the Atlantic Mills fish ladder in Riverside Park in Olneyville was completely disorienting. The level of the swollen Woonasquatucket River alters the whole scene. I do know that that wooden beam hadn’t there before; the rocky, gravelly sandbar (on the left) seems like a
(8.11) The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council will be hosting another downtown paddle this Friday. Please join us for a relaxing paddle on the Woonasquatucket River through Downtown Providence this Summer. We invite you to come and see this beautiful stretch of hidden wilderness within our city. We will start at the boat launch on South
(8.10) I’m not sure what this is exactly, but any summer evening spent sitting on the dock of the bay is already pretty good. This event will take place over at the Community Boating Center, to the right in this image. I strongly recommend you watch the short video at the artist’s website. Quikuchá is
The Mayor has announced that the city’s splash pads have officially reopened. City pools will open on Monday, July 3 (but will be closed on July 4 in observation of Independence Day). During July and August, Providence splash pads and pools will be open Monday through Saturday, from noon to 5pm, at locations throughout the
The Anthony fountain at Lippitt Park has been brought back to life, and while the wonderfully weird facial spouts are going full bore, the slots at the top of the columns don’t seem to be running. These apertures produce gentle sheets of water that flow down the surface of the columns unifying the sculpture (pic
Good news for those trying to beat the heat: All city water parks, a.k.a. splash pads, will be opening Monday, with pools coming online shortly. . . . the City announced that all Providence water parks will open for the season on Monday, June 27 and all Providence public pools will open for the season
“Though African Americans make up just thirteen percent of the US population, the fatal drowning rate of African American children aged five to fourteen is three times that of white children.” This disturbing statistic comes from a 2013 report* written by historian and former state legislator Ray Rickman when he was first inspired to do
Doors Open RI is launching an ambitious, multi-media collaborative project called Providence Waterways. Providence Waterways is a multimedia, collaborative, storytelling project by Doors Open RI. Through a combination of online and onsite experiences, Providence Waterways invites you to immerse yourself in place-based stories, sounds, and events that explore Providence’s water. The stories are available now; the