St. Mary’s Church was the first Roman Catholic parish established in the state of Rhode Island in 1828. On September 12, 1953 St. Mary’s Church was the setting of the wedding of then Jacqueline Lee Bouvier to then-Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy (later the 35th President). On this first trip to Rhode Island here Read more…
And so it was, a New Year’s eve away from home. We had french fries and a sandwich lunch at Harry’s Handy Lunch at the heart of Newport, Rhode Island. Since it was a year end, there was no other restaurant open. Most of them were scheduled to open in Read more…
Rhode Island is known for lighthouses obviously because the state is composed of around 30 islands and long coastline. But the lighthouses are difficult to locate. Some are already privately owned, others are under re-construction while others can only be found in certain islands. After failed attempts with one lighthouse, Read more…
The Cliff Walk along the eastern shore of Newport, RI is a popular public access walk that combines the natural beauty of the Newport shoreline with the architectural history of Newport’s gilded age. The walk runs 3.5 miles and about two-thirds of the walk is in easy walking condition. We dared take Read more…
Jamestown is located in the island of Conanicut, part of Rhode Island. For an island as small as Conanicut (1 mile wide and 9 miles long), we did a lot of things on our first full day. Sunday mass at St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Notice the stained glass window on Read more…