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By Water

WHALE WATCHING WITH FRANCES FLEET Depart from Galilee for an afternoon filled with possible sightings of humpback, pilot or minke whales and more. LOCATION: Narragansett WHEN: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays francesfleet. com
EXPLORER RIVER TOURS Kick back as you cruise down the Blackstone River on a fifty-minute guided nature and heritage tour. Make use of your binoculars— you never know what you might find during the excursion. LOCATION: Central Falls WHEN: Sundays bvtcri. org
LA GONDOLA PROVIDENCE Float down the Providence and Woonasquatucket rivers through a Venetian experience touring the waters of the city. LOCATION: Providence WHEN: Daily, by reservation gondolari. com
POND AND BEYOND KAYAK TOURS Choose from various guided kayak tours for families or solo adventurers, meandering through the Great Salt Pond’ s variations of flora and fauna. LOCATION: Block Island WHEN: Daily @ pondand beyondkayak
La Gondola in Providence.
COASTAL QUEEN CRUISES Choose your departure from either Jamestown, Newport or Wickford on a variety of themed cruises, including a lighthouse and mimosa cruise or a sunset cocktail trip. LOCATION: Newport, Jamestown and Wickford WHEN: Visit website for schedule. coastalqueen cruises. com
RHODE ISLAND BAY CRUISES Enjoy the sundeck seating and fully stocked bar. LOCATION: North Kingstown WHEN: Visit website for schedule. fastferry. com

Lighthouse Tours

AROUND THE BLOCK

Where to wine, dine, recline and shine in New Shoreham( aka Block Island).
There are two ways to get to Block Island, located about thirteen miles from the mainland: via water or the air. Sail away on the Block Island Ferry out of Narragansett and Newport, or book a round-trip flight out of Westerly with New England Airlines. Once you’ re on the island, breeze around either by car( you can bring yours over!) or on two wheels. Rent a moped or bike for you and a friend to cruise; both can be found at Island Moped and Bike. blockislandferry. com; blockislands-airline. com; bimopeds. com
Overlooking picturesque Crescent Beach, the Block Island Beach House offers the only beachfront hotel rooms— some with private, ocean-view balconies— on the island. The hotel also sports bright, vintage-inspired decor, a lively beach bar and relaxing lounge area that serves good coffee, signature cocktails and food all day long. larkhotels. com / hotels / bibh
Before hiking the Mohegan Bluffs or a long day at the beach, start the day with breakfast at Persephone’ s Kitchen or the Cracked Mug Cafe. persephoneskitchenbi. com; thecrackedmugbi. com
PHOTOGRAPHY:( PREVIOUS PAGE, TOP) COURTESY OF NEWPORT HELICOPTER TOURS;( THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) PROVIDENCE WARWICK CVB; COURTESY OF BLOCK ISLAND FERRY; GETTY IMAGES / KICKSTAND.
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside.
POMHAM ROCKS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS Riverside, pomhamrockslighthouse. org
BEAVERTAIL LIGHTHOUSE Jamestown, beavertaillight. org
ROSE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Newport, roseisland. org
LIGHTHOUSE AND NEWPORT HARBOR SIGHTSEEING CRUISE North Kingstown, rhodeislandbaycruises. com
LIGHTS AND SIGHTS CRUISE BY CROSS SOUND CRUISES Westerly and nearby Connecticut shores, New London, CT, longislandferry. com
Find your perfect spot to set up camp on Crescent Beach, Charlestown Beach, Mansion Beach or Ballard’ s Beach, just to name a few. Afterward, fuel up before the next adventure with patio views at Dead Eye Dick’ s or the Beachead. blockisland. com; ballardsbi. com; deadeyedicksbi. com; beacheadbi. com
For dinner, wind down the evening with a relaxing dinner and a spectacular sunset view at the Atlantic’ s Restaurant 1879, then get a scoop or two sandwiched between two massive cookies at the Ice Cream Place, or opt for milkshakes and cheesecake at Aldo’ s Bakery. atlanticinn. com; theicecream placebi. com; aldosbakery. com
Later in the night, get the real small-town feeling at spots like Poor People’ s Pub, Yellow Kittens Tavern and Captain Nick’ s Rock-N-Roll Bar. Grab a frozen mudslide, the unofficial drink of the island, right next to the ferry at Ballard’ s Beach Resort. pppbi. com; yellowkittens. com; captainnicksbi. com; ballardsbi. com
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