Block Island’s trail keepers say this was their hardest year
After a blizzard and a rainy growing season, The Nature Conservancy and Block Island Conservancy say they cannot keep up.…
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New Shoreham and Block Island.
Block Island scallop season opens Nov. 7, and this year the residents-only rule gets enforced
Bay scallops open in the Great Salt Pond on Nov. 7. The town is writing the state's no-nonresidents rule onto licenses by hand, and a Providence College biologist is back to help restore soft-shell…
By Ben Hallett · · 3 min read
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…
Getting to Block Island: ferry options from Point Judith, Newport, New London and Montauk
Only one ferry route runs all year and carries cars. Here is how the Block Island options compare, from the…