Cliff Walk Newport RI- Part II – From Hiking Point 7-15
Attempt #2 brings us to a more isolated section of the Cliff Walk.
Category: Historical Landmarks
The “Viking Tower” and Other Walking Sights in Newport RI
Newport – where history, conspiracy theory, and the truly weird merge on this impromptu DIY walking tour.
Cliff Walk – Newport RI
This week we went out to the Cliff Walk in Newport RI. I’d never heard of it but then again I have done a shockingly little amount of research on the city I keep finding myself in. That’s why it’s good to have a local on hand. A local who was so used to seeing… Continue reading Cliff Walk – Newport RI
Rams Tail Trail and Mill Factory Ruins & Nearby Haunted Bridge – Foster RI
How to get there: During this adventure we got lost and turned around half a dozen times reading conflicting information on other blogs. So before I go any further here is how to get there: First locate Historic Cemetery #45 (Also called the Hopkins Mills Cemetery) at the beginning of Danielson Pike. Go to the… Continue reading Rams Tail Trail and Mill Factory Ruins & Nearby Haunted Bridge – Foster RI
Stillwater Antique Mall – Greenville Rhode Island
Yet another summer has rolled around which means it’s time to go antiquing! And I don’t mean the stuffy sort of antiquing one might expect from Rhode Island. I am not in the market for a 15th century chair or some fine china I’m afraid to breathe on. I do have enough spare change for… Continue reading Stillwater Antique Mall – Greenville Rhode Island
Nine Men’s Misery – Cumberland Rhode Island
I would like to think I know a little bit more about New England history having done all these travels but that’s not to say I am not still routinely surprised or deeply disturbed. Nine Men’s Misery was on of those delightful WTF moments. It was something I had never heard of and neither had… Continue reading Nine Men’s Misery – Cumberland Rhode Island
Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island
Believe it or not we didn’t go to Foster Rhode Island to go cemetery hopping but when in Rome… Historic Cemetery #45 (Also called the Hopkin’s Mills Lot) The first cemetery we came across was adjacent to the Ramshead Trail we wanted to walk down and just a stone’s throw away from a purportedly haunted… Continue reading Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island
Antiquing in Chepachet Rhode Island
Three haunted antique stores sitting in a pretty little row – how could I resist?!
Brown’s and Hopkin’s – The US’s Oldest Consecutively Run General Store – Chepachet Rhode Island
A quaint little stop into a long forgotten era.
Acotes Hill Cemetery – Chepachet Rhode Island
A strange tale of a potential unsolved murder and subsequent haunting…