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Tag: Rhode Island

  • Block Island’s North Light

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    North Light, New Shoreham, Rhode Island USA The sand was hot. I had removed my shoes and socks for the long walk out to the lighthouse, but began to reconsider. Arriving by ferry to Block Island in the morning, I chose to walk out of Old Harbor and rent a bicycle to get around. There…

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    snowpackjack
    A granite lighthouse is centered on the frame under a blue sky. a sand path leads to the lighthouse surrounded by green sea grass and shrubbery.

  • Rose Island Lighthouse

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    Rose Island, Newport Rhode Island, USA On a chilly summer day, I launched a kayak from a rocky shore at Battery Park in Newport, Rhode Island. I had set my sights on getting close to the Rose Island lighthouse. The light is located not far from Newport Harbor, and very close to the iconic Newport…

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    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies

  • Beavertail

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    Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown, Rhode Island USA. Long before the peninsula was used as a part of the navy’s coastal defense system, early settler’s burned fires on the rugged shore to warn sailors passing the shoals off Beavertail. In 1746, they would build the first lighthouse. That light was destroyed by fire, but upon it’s foundation…

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  • Friday’s Photo 04.18.25

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    Madeline Under Sail, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The sailing vessel “Madeline” is a frequent traveler of Narragansett Bay, offering sunset cruises in summer and fall. The schooner is berthed in the city of Newport, Rhode Island.

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