North Kingstown
Fall Fishing on Rhody’s Narrow River
The Narrow River (aka, the Pattaquamscutt River) flows north to south for 6 miles through the Rhode Island towns of Narragansett, North Kingstown and South Kingstown. Remarkably, the river is tidal from its headwaters at the Gilbert Stuart Dam,...
RI Names Oliver Hazard Perry Official Sailing Education Vessel
The soon-to-be-commissioned 196’ 3-masted, square-rigged tall ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry has officially been declared Rhode Island’s official “Sailing Education Vessel.” The non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) has raised $5 million of the $7.5 million needed...
North Kingstown, RI, Sailing Team to Hold May Fundraiser
The North Kingstown (Rhode Island) High School Sailing Team is holding a Nautical Yard Sale and Bake Sale on May 5 to raise money for new boats and sails. The team is currently seeking donated items (boats, electronics, clothing,...
Rhode Island’s Tall Ship Moves to North Kingstown
Rhode Island’s Education-at-Sea School Ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, tested the waters of Providence Harbor and upper Narragansett Bay on Monday, December 12, when it was launched at Sims Metal Management (formerly Promet Marine) in Providence and towed...
Feds Call for Block Island Wind Farm
Block Island Times: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, on a visit to Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, this past week, announced that the federal government is seeking letters of interest from offshore wind developers for...
RI Herring Run Status Report
As reported in the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association newsletter, preliminary 2010 herring-run monitoring results show that there has been some improvement in Rhode Island’s river herring (bluebacks an alewives) stocks since a moratorium on the catching of river...
Focus on: Narrow River, Rhode Island
Flowing through the Rhode Island towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown and Narragansett, the Narrow River (originally the Pettaquamscutt River) is a great paddling destination. Even intermediate kayakers and caneoists can easily paddle its entire 6-mile length, from Carr...
Remaining Section of Old Jamestown Bridge to Be Torn Down
Jamestown Press: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced the decision to dismantle the last remaining section of the old Jamestown Bridge this winter. RIDOT awarded the contract to demolish the 1,600 feet section protruding from the North Kingstown...
Rhode Island Marina Plans to Expand
Buoyed by increased demand and rapid growth, North Kingstown-based Mill Creek Marine (formerly Johnson’s Boatyard) recently began construction of a new sales, service, and dry-stack boat-storage facility at Quonset Point, on the western shore of Narragansett Bay. Completion of...
