The Point Judith fleet today: how Rhode Island’s busiest fishing port works
Draggers, lobster boats and scallopers fill the docks at Galilee. The state-owned port is the center of Rhode Island's commercial…
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Town-by-town coverage of South County, Rhode Island.
Ten years on, what the Block Island Wind Farm changed for South County
From the cable landfall at Narragansett to the island's switch off diesel generators, a look at the country's first offshore wind farm and the larger projects that followed.
By Ben Hallett · · 2 min read
Main Street Wakefield: the mixed-use blocks and the gallery that anchor downtown
Wakefield's compact downtown has long combined storefronts with apartments and offices upstairs. The mix, and a pioneering artists' cooperative around…
Faith McNulty, the Wakefield writer who made readers care about animals
From her farm in Wakefield, Faith McNulty wrote about whooping cranes, bats and woodchucks, and about a Michigan woman whose…
URI game day in Kingston: parking, tailgating and getting to Meade Stadium
Fall Saturdays bring crowds to the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus for Rams football. Here is how to plan…
Fishermen’s Memorial State Park: a camping guide to the campground near Galilee
With RV hookups, tent areas and the beaches and ferries of Point Judith minutes away, Fishermen's Memorial is often fully…
Ninigret Pond and the breachways: who manages South County’s salt ponds
Behind the barrier beaches from Westerly to Narragansett lies a chain of shallow salt ponds. Breachways connect them to the…
Hazard Castle and the Hazards: the stone landmark on Ocean Road
The stone tower above Ocean Road was built by Joseph Peace Hazard, a member of one of South County's best-known…
Kingston station: Amtrak, commuter rail and bus connections for South County
South County is on the Northeast Corridor, with Amtrak stops in West Kingston and Westerly and commuter rail at Wickford…
The Towers in Narragansett: the history of the Casino’s surviving arch
In the Gilded Age, Narragansett Pier was one of America's fashionable resorts. The Towers, spanning Ocean Road, are the last…