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Rhode Island Clam Shacks (by Christopher Scott Martin and David Norton Stone) is a combination of food history and stories of the Rhode island Shore. We love this book so much that we contributed to i … read more

This book is so much fun for me to talk about. It tells all about where the "village" concept grew from in the United States. The independent spirit of towns within towns. And where did it start?Rhode … read more

Summer Reading: Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-to-be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean StateSurprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island’s legacy, from the accounts of its three brave … read more

Ida Lewis was the United State's most heroic lighthouse keeper. A President told her so (Ulysses S. Grant). Born in Newport, Rhode Island on February 25, 1843, and keeping the lighthouse at Lime … read more

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each … read more