Rhode Island

National Tennis Court in Newport, RI | Real Tennis, Anyone?

Yankee Classic Article from March 2000: In which the author discovers an unexpected knack for a medieval game played inside one of Newport, Rhode Island’s most obscure and discreet institutions. I have just hit the nick for the third time, and George Wharton, my instructor in the ancient and royal game of court tennis, is […]

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Historic Wickford, Rhode Island | Home to the Wickford Art Festival

Explore Wickford, Rhode Island — home to the annual summer Wickford Art Festival — with its historic homes, scenic harbor, shopping, and more! You must love a harbor specked with sailboats, embrace dogs of every nation, and enjoy strolling through the 1700s—or the charms of Wickford, Rhode Island will elude you. If, however, such things […]

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Block Island Day Trip | Photos

Rhode Island’s Block Island is a summer paradise, with pristine beaches, extensive conservation trails, and breathtaking coastal views. Here, photographer Nat Rea captures the spirit and beauty of the ideal Block Island day trip in summer.

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Rochambeau Monument

Rochambeau Monument at Kings Park in Newport RI

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Sakonnet Point Lighthouse

A long exposure (30 seconds) of Little Compton’s Sakonnet Point Lighthouse in Rhode Island. The sun was almost below the horizon as I handheld a neutral density filter in front of the lens to allow the shutter to remain open to smooth the water and bring out the beautiful pastel colors of the sky.

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Castle Hill Lighthouse

An image of Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, RI as the sun sank low over Jamestown (behind me). I used to scuba dive for lobster every Friday night here. We would gear-up across the bay at Fort Wetherill, Jamestown and boat to this tremendous dive location. I am a Rhode Island native and It wasn’t […]

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Best Outdoor Attractions in Rhode Island | 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards

BEST BEACH FOR NATURE LOVERS GOOSEWING BEACH PRESERVE, Little Compton Bird lovers and bathing beauties unite at this pristine strip of sand managed by The Nature Conservancy. A coastal pond, barrier beach, and dunes create one of the most scenic waterscapes in the area, and a safe haven for the piping plover. Access from South […]

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Block Island | Summer Trip to “Bermuda of the North”

Last summer, I went on a scouting trip to Block Island — that lovely little locale some 13 miles out to sea off the Rhode Island coast. The goal was to generate ideas for a cover that would best suit our “Islands” theme for the May/June 2013 Travel Guide (on newsstands now — we work […]

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