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Dynamite Cook-Off |
French Meat Pie Cook-Off |
Glocester Ancient & Horribles Parade |
Arnold Mills July 4th Parade |
Providence Piers Charter Tours |
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Sept. 12, 2009 All day event includes
Dynamite & French Meat Pie cook-offs, French Canadian
dance, arts and crafts, river tours.
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Sept. 12, 2009 All day event includes
Dynamite & French Meat Pie
cook-offs, French Canadian dance,
arts and crafts, river tours
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July 4, 2009
Nothing
is sacred as Glocester locals spoof
local and national politics during
the famous Ancients and Horribles
Parade on the Fourth of
July..........More
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July 4, 2009 Come
celebrate Independence Day with us! Begun in 1927, the Arnold Mills
parade, in Cumberland, RI, continues to be a family tradition.......More
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Discover Providence, East Providence and Pawtucket
by Water
The
49-passenger tour boat
Providence Piers is available for private charter.
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Fall Foliage Tours |
Paddling Tours |
Blackstone Valley
Explorer |
Polar Express |
Footsteps in History |
October 24, 2009 Blackstone Valley Fall Foliage & Shopping
Train Excursion to Putnam, CT. More Info
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Discover the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, America’s birthplace of the
Industrial Revolution. Canoe and kayak the Blackstone River and
paddle along serene vistas, through mill villages and enjoy the wildlife
and flora in its natural habitat.
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View 2009
info including information about the June 30
fundraiser to keep the boat on the river.
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November 7, 8, 14, 15, and 22,
2009 10:45am and 1:45pm
each day
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Oct. 10, 11, 12
2009.
Take an adventure through the
centuries during the Blackstone River Valley Footsteps in History
Preserve America Weekend.
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Dragonboat Races & Taiwan Festival |
Slater Mill |
Spring Lake Beach Facility |
North Smithfield Pumpkin Festival |
Riverfront Concert Series |
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August 29, 2009.
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An interactive
museum located on the banks of the Blackstone River
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2008
information...
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Stay tuned for
2009 info.
Live entertainment on the grounds of North Smithfield
Elementary School.
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Stay tuned for
2009 info. Free Sunday
concerts every Sunday. More info call 401-724-2200 |
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Museum of Work & Culture |
Captain Wilbur Kelly House Museum |
Stadium Theatre |
Historic Chepachet Village |
Autumnfest - Woonsocket |
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This interactive museum presents the compelling and touching
story of the French Canadians who left the farms of Quebec
for the factories of New England....More
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It's where all of the
transportation stories of the Blackstone River Valley come
together. The museum shows the history of the river and
canal as a means of transportation from the Native American
peoples to the pinnacle of the Industrial Revolution.
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for latest schedule of events and information. |
Quaint, rural Rhode Island village with numerous antique and
collectible shops.
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| Brown & Hopkins
Country Store
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Stay tuned for 2009 info.
Three day festival that includes, arts and crafts, ethnic
foods, fireworks, parades, amusements and much more
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Hearthside House |
Hannaway Blacksmith Shop |
Blackstone River Theatre |
Cumberlandfest |
Smith Appleby House |
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A unique 1810 stone mansion, known as the house that love
built," on pastoral Great Road, the first road through the
wilderness between Providence and Mendon, Massachusetts, and
one of the oldest thoroughfares in America.
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Serves as the
gateway to Chase Farm Park and adjacent to Hearthside.
William H. Hannaway opened his first blacksmith shop in a
lean-to
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The former site
of the Unity Masonic Lodge, the theatre was built in 1928
and abandoned in 1987; the brick structure has been and
continues to be renovated for use as a nonprofit cultural
arts center with an emphasis on the music and dance
traditions of the Blackstone River Valley...
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Stay tuned for 2009 info. Enjoy family fun
events featuring amusement rides, games, a carnival, live
music and entertainment, food court and other summertime
activities. More Info |
Built (circa 1696) by Elisha Smith, the grandson of John
Smith “The Miller”, cartographer of the NE coastline and a
member of Roger William’s original party of six men who left
the Massachusetts Bay Colony to settle in.
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Valentine
Whitman House |
Lincoln Visitor Center |
Gamm Theatre |
Pawtucket Visitor Center |
Pawtucket Arts Festival |
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Whitman's home is one of a few surviving "stone-end" houses
built in the 17th century. Whitman was a friend of Roger
Williams, founder of Rhode Island. The first town meeting of
old Smithfield, which included Lincoln, was held in this
house in 1730.
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Located between
Exit 9 and 10 on the Northbound side of Rte. 295, the
Visitors Center is open 7 days 24 hours a day and provides
Blackstone Valley information and brochures. More
Info: 401-334-6723 between 9am and 5pm |
The Gamm
presents plays of substance and distinction, acted with
excellence and offered to the public in an intimate setting
that allows the audience to be immersed fully in the
ambiance of the production and the interchange between the
actors themselves, and between the actors and the audience.
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Located at 175
Main Street, the Visitors Center is open Mon. - Sat. from
10 - 5 and Sun. 1 - 5. The Center provides Blackstone Valley
information and brochures and boasts a 90 seat theatre
showing a 19 minute movie of the Blackstone River Valley
Corridor from East Providence, RI to Worcester, MA.
More Info: 401-724-2200 |
High-quality
visual, performance and participatory arts EVENTS by Rhode
Island, regional, national and internationally-known artists
that take place for the enjoyment of Pawtucket residents and
visitors. July 21 - September 13.
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Greek Festival |
Broad Street Experience International Food Tours |
Golfblackstone.com |
Samuel Slater Canal Boat & Bed & Breakfast |
Cycling Tours |
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Travel to a Greek Village This Summer – right here in Rhode
Island! The Assumption Greek Church 82nd Annual Festival
will transform the parish grounds into a virtual Greek
Village - and invite EVERYONE to join in their glendi (Greek
Village Festival).
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Stay tuned for 2009 info.
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Stay tuned for 2010 info.
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British Tea tours
and chartered cruises.
Will return to the water in 2010.
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Discover the back roads of America’s
Birthplace of the Industrial
Revolution. From historic village
greens to restored mill villages,
cycle through the Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor.
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Diamond Hill Vineyards |
Dineblackstone.com |
Buy Local BV |
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Established in 1976, Diamond Hill
Vineyards is a small family run
vineyard in northeastern Rhode
Island making a wide range of grape
and fruit wines.......More
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Enjoy
traditional Blackstone Valley fare.....More
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Invest in your Blackstone
Valley....... Buy Locally....More
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Cities and Towns |
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Burrillville |
Central Falls |
Cumberland |
Glocester |
Lincoln |
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North
Smithfield |
Pawtucket |
Smithfield |
Woonsocket |
Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council Agency Details |
Secret Ingredient Food and Beverage Tour:
Tour and
sample Blackstone Valley restaurants throughout the
summer (demonstrations and meals)
