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Scenes from Narragansett, RI

A collection of images from photographer Alex Gagne highlighting Narragansett, Rhode Island — a beautiful beach town with Gilded Age grandeur.

By Heather Marcus|Jul 12 2017| Print icon

Scenes from Narragansett, RI | Could You Live Here?

Centrally located Narragansett Town Beach draws thousands of visitors and residents during the summer months.

Credit: Alex Gagne
In its ongoing “Could You Live Here?” series, Yankee highlights towns with a small population but plenty to offer in terms of quality of life. For the July/August 2017 issue, the focus was on Narragansett, RI, with photographs by Alex Gagne. Please enjoy this collection of some of our favorite images from that shoot, including the South County Museum, Crazy Burger, Narragansett Town Beach, and more. See the full feature, “Narragansett, Rhode Island | Could You Live Here?” in the July/August 2017 issue.

Narragansett, RI | Photographs

Exterior of the North Pavillion adjacent to the town beach offers changing rooms for town residents. Beach passes are available to the public for daily or seasonal use.

Exterior of the North Pavillion adjacent to the town beach offers changing rooms for town residents. Beach passes are available to the public for daily or seasonal use.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Exterior of the North Pavilion, adjacent to the town beach in Narragansett, RI. Beach passes are available to the public for daily or seasonal use.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Centrally located Narragansett Town Beach draws thousands of visitors and residents during the summer months.

Centrally located Narragansett Town Beach draws thousands of visitors and residents during the summer months.

Credit: Alex Gagne
The centrally located town beach in Narragansett, RI, draws thousands of visitors and residents during the summer months.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Crazy Burger has a burger menu to please both carnivores and vegetarians including their famous salmon burger praised by Food Network's Guy Fieri on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

Crazy Burger has a burger menu to please both carnivores and vegetarians including their famous salmon burger praised by Food Network’s Guy Fieri on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Crazy Burger in Narragansett, RI, has a menu to please both carnivores and vegetarians. It includes a salmon burger praised by Guy Fieri on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Black Point just north of Scarborough Beach offers fishing and surfing or short hikes along pathways that hug the coastline.

Black Point just north of Scarborough Beach offers fishing and surfing or short hikes along pathways that hug the coastline.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Just north of Scarborough Beach, Black Point is ideal for fishing and surfing or short hikes along pathways that hug the Narragansett, RI, coastline.
Credit: Alex Gagne
The historic Towers built in the 1880s were once part of a thriving casino which was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s. Today the towers have been reinvented as an event venue offering ballroom dance lessons and live music every week.

The historic Towers built in the 1880s were once part of a thriving casino which was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s. Today the towers have been reinvented as an event venue offering ballroom dance lessons and live music every week.

Credit: Alex Gagne
The Towers, built in the 1880s, was part of a thriving casino until it was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s. Today the Towers has been reinvented as an event venue offering ballroom dance lessons and live music every week.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Classic shingle style homes line a street near the town center.

Classic shingle style homes line a street near the town center.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Classic shingled and clapboard homes line a street near the Narragansett town center.
Credit: Alex Gagne
South County Museum honors Rhode Island's rural and coastal heritage. See artisans at work in the blacksmith shop as well as the print shop.

South County Museum honors Rhode Island’s rural and coastal heritage. See artisans at work in the blacksmith shop as well as the print shop.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Built as a tribute to Rhode Island’s rural and coastal heritage, South County Museum offers visitors the chance to see artisans at work in the blacksmith shop as well as the print shop.
Credit: Alex Gagne
A vintage railway desk in the Metz Exhibit Hall at the South County Museum. The hall houses the museum's permanent collection including the Victorian Kitchen, the General Store and Native American exhibits.

A vintage railway desk in the Metz Exhibit Hall at the South County Museum. The hall houses the museum’s permanent collection including the Victorian Kitchen, the General Store and Native American exhibits.

Credit: Alex Gagne
A vintage railway desk in the Metz Exhibit Hall at the South County Museum.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Surf Instructor Abby Ellis takes in the late day summer sunset from a section of the mile long sea wall along Ocean Drive.

Surf Instructor Abby Ellis takes in the late day summer sunset from a section of the mile long sea wall along Ocean Drive.

Credit: Alex Gagne
Surfing instructor Abby Ellis takes in the late-day summer sunset from a section of the sea wall along Ocean Drive.
Credit: Alex Gagne
Have you ever visited Narragansett, RI?

SEE MORE: Coastal Rhode Island | Photographs 5 Favorite Rhode Island Beaches 10 Best New England Seafood Markets

Heather Marcus

Heather Marcus is the senior photo editor for Yankee. She works closely with the art director and contributing photographers to tell our stories about people and place in a compelling way. Living and growing up in New England, she continues to be inspired by the communities, the landscape, and the wonderful visual opportunities the region affords.

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  2. Love these articles about what was my home. It’s always close to my heart. I save the pictures and helps to take a me talk trip there.

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  4. Lived in North Kingston and Wickford back in the late 60’s. RI is a little place of heaven…no other place like it…my best home.

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  5. I now live on the West Coast and I sure miss the many summer afternoons I spent on the beautiful Rhode Island beaches years ago.

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