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East Blackstone Quaker
Meeting House & Cemetery
Historical Association,
Inc.
Saturday:
11am - 3pm
Location:
at Blackstone Historical
Museum, Main Street,
Blackstone
Harriet C.
Sharp, Secretary
(401)
434-7218 Email
Web
Information and membership
brochures will be available as
well as a newly designed
Christmas Card and the start of
a new venture - a Cat's Meow
‘Blackstone Village Collection'
featuring the Quaker Meeting
House, the Blackstone Welcome
Rock and the Frederick W.
Harnett Middle School. These
items in the Collection would be
excellent Christmas stocking
stuffers, or Mothers Day or
graduation gifts or even as a
favor at your next class
reunion. For more info contact
Linda Allaire at 508-883-4667.
MA
Dept of Conservation &
Recreation
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
End of County Street
(off Rte.122)
Blackstone, MA
The Blackstone River
runs wild through high
rocks at Blackstone
Gorge and may be the
most breathtaking
section of the
Blackstone River and its
last wild stretch. Here
you can stand on the
rocky cliffs and look
own into the river 80
feet below. Here the
Blackstone River
cascades over the
Rolling Dam and provides
a rare glimpse of the
heavily industrialized
river as it looked 200
years ago. When the
water levels are low,
stepping stones
allow the hiker to have
access in crossing the
river. The Rolling Dam
is straight ahead; the
gorge is through the
woods on the left. There
is parking and trails
are left of the Roaring
Dam.
The Daniels Farmstead
Foundation, Inc.
Saturday:
10am - 3pm
Sunday:
10am - 3pm
Monday:
Closed
Location:
286 Mendon Street,
Blackstone, MA 01504
Justine
Brewer, President
508-726-2042 Email Web
Step back in time as
you tour the historic
grounds of the Daniels
Farmstead, home to one
of the most historically
significant living
examples of New England
farming life. House
tours, Jersey cattle
(cow milking), home
baked goods sale,
refreshments, Saturday
at 1:00 pm the
Blackstone Valley
Community Concert Band
performs. Learn the
values of a working farm
and its traditions.
Blackstone Historical
Commission
Saturday:
1pm
Location:
Blackstone Historical
Museum @ 23 Main Street
Blackstone, MA 01504
Kelly L
Gillis, Chairperson
508-876-9159 Email
A historical
interpretation by Marcia
Estabrook of Three Mill
Girls during the 1800’s.
Life depicts an Irish
immigrant, farm girl and
mill girl. Clothing
demonstration. Stories of
their experiences and
daily life. Visit the
museum and tour our many
rooms including farm
room, school room,
industry room and
Veteran’s room. Free
admission. refreshments.
Apple and Pumpkin Picking
Wojcik Farm
Saturday: 10am - 9pm
Sunday: 10am -
9pm
Monday: 10am -
9pm
Location: Milk
Street Blackstone, MA 01504
508-883-9110
Web
Pick-your-own apples and
pumpkins. Take a wagon ride to
the 5-acre cornfield maze
designed in sports motifs.
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Bosma
Marketplace
Location: Northeast
Main Street, Douglas, MA
Douglas MA
Saturday: 10am -
4pm
Sunday: 8am
- 4pm
Monday: 8am
- 4pm
508-278-6027
Web
Annual Barn
Clearance Yard Sale -
Douglas Flea marketplace and
Bosma’s Marketplace, filled
with unique collectibles,
antiques and eclectic goods
in the historic Bosma Hoop
Barn and farm property
offers Snack Bar, Tea Room
and Tavern, clean rest
rooms, free parking and free
admission.
Douglas Historical Society
Saturday:
9am - 1pm
Location:
283 Main Street Douglas MA
508-476-3856 Web
Docents will be available to
give tours of this 19th
century general store that
was in operation into the
1960's. The recently painted
and repaired building is one
of the Valley's best
documented examples of a
thriving local business.
Learn how it mirrored the
mill cycles of the town -
from axe manufacturing
through textiles - and how
generations relied on it for
dry goods, produce and other
necessities. On the barn
side of the building a local
Farmers Market will be
selling fresh produce
throughout the morning.
MA
Department of Conservation &
Recreation
Saturday:
Dawn - Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn - Dusk
Monday:
Dawn - Dusk
Location:
107 Wallum Lake Road,
Douglas, MA
508-476-7872
Web
Bordering both
Connecticut and Rhode
Island, this popular
5,730-acre state forest
offers a variety of
recreational opportunities.
At this time of year,
visitors can enjoy fishing
at Wallum Lake and hiking,
and horseback riding.
Facilities include an
interpretive center, picnic
area and restrooms. The
Midstate Trail, a
long-distance hiking trail
that extends through Central
Massachusetts to Mt. Watatic
in the north, runs through
the forest. Douglas State
Forest also includes a rare
example of Atlantic White
Ceder
swampland. A 5-acre portion
of this swamp is designated
as a Massachusetts Wildland.
It is accessible to the
public via a boardwalk. (See
web site for trail maps)
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Grafton Historical
Society
Sunday:
1pm - 4pm
Location:
One Grafton Common,
Grafton, MA
Linda
Casey, President,
Grafton Historical
Society
508 839
6390 Email
The
museum of the Grafton
Historical Society will
be open to the public
free of charge. The
museum contains Grafton
related artifacts and
historical archives.
Hassanamisco
Indian Museum
Monday:
10am - 4pm
(This event will be
cancelled if it rains).
Location:
Hassanamesit
Reservation, 80 Brigham
Hill Rd, Grafton, MA
Cheryll Holley
774-293-1600
Email
Web
History in the
Blackstone Valley began
with us. Watch history
home alive on the
Hassanamesit
Reservation. Members of
the Nipmuc Tribe will
portray actual 18th
century Nipmuc residents
of Hassanamesit. Help us
recreate household
items, sew coverings for
our wetu, and
participate in other
everyday Native American
activities of the 18th
century. Drumming begins
at 1pm.
Willard House
and Clock Museum
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
1pm - 4pm
Monday:
Closed
Location:
Willard House and Clock
Museum 11 Willard
Street, North Grafton MA
01536
Connie Posterro,
Marketing
508-839-3500
Email
Web
This special exhibit
includes over two dozen
examples of early
manufactured clocks,
primarily from western
Connecticut, and shows
the transition from the
hand-crafted timepieces
of the Willard
clockmakers to the early
mass produced timepieces
dating from 1806-1860.
In addition to the
improved mass produced
movements, these clocks
feature Early American
decorative design
elements including
gilding, bronze powder
stenciling and reverse
glass tablets.
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Hopedale Public Library
Saturday:
10am - 2pm
Sunday:
10am - 2pm
Monday:
10am - 2pm
Location:
50 Hopedale Street,
Hopedale, MA 01747
Hopedale MA
Daniel Malloy
Caretaker
508-634-2209
Web
Email
A gift from Susan P.
Draper to the Town. The
statue is a fountain and
was originally used as a
drinking fountain until
the State Board of
Health outlawed shared
drinking glasses. The
statue was sculpted by
the American sculptor
Waldo Story in Rome of
Carrara marble.
Hopedale, Town of
Saturday:
Dawn - Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn - Dusk
Monday:
Dawn - Dusk
Location:
Hopedale Street/near
Peace Street
Web
This tour will follow
the paths where the
Practical Christians,
who lived here 150 years
ago, sharing their work,
worship and wealth.
Their model of a
peaceful, caring
community still offers
us an alternative to
today’s violence and
greed.
Walking
Tour Sites:
1. ADIN
BALLOU PARK - statue and
original site of Ballou
home-.2 mi
2. COMMUNITY SQUARE -
site of former
school/meeting house-.3
mi
3. ADIN BALLOU HOUSE -
current site of Ballou
home-.5 mi
4. THE LITTLE RED SHOP -
one of the early
Community shops- 1.2 mi
5. HOPEDALE VILLAGE
CEMETERY - burial site
of community members-1.8
mi
6. NELSON’S GROVE - site
of the annual
Abolitionist
picnic/gathering-2.2 mi
7. CURRENT TOWN CENTER -
Unitarian Church - Town
Hall - Bancroft Memorial
Library repository of
the Early Community
newspaper plus artifacts
and writings of Adin
Ballou
Bancroft Memorial
Library
Saturday:
10am-2pm
Location:
50 Hopedale Street,
Hopedale, MA 01747
Open House at the
Bancroft Library (built
in 1898.)
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Leicester Historical Society
Monday:
10am - 2pm
Location:
Leicester Public Library,
second floor
Diane Calvano, President
508-335-9706 Email
An exhibit of artifacts
from the Leicester
Historical Society’s
collection.
Leicester Historical
Commission
Saturday:
10am - 3pm
Location:
Leicester Town Hall
Joseph Lennerton, Commissioner
508-892-8014 Email Web
A walking
tour of the area of
Leicester’s town common
highlighting the history of
the area and the community’s
connection to Samuel Slater
and its role during the
industrial revolution in the
Blackstone River Valley.
Tours lasting approximately
45 minutes, leaves each
hour, on the hour, from 10AM
to 3PM on Saturday only.
Pumpkin Picking
Breezy Gardens
Saturday:
10am - 6pm
Sunday:
10am - 6pm
Monday:
10am - 6pm
Location:
1872 Main Street on Rt. 9
Leicester, MA 01524
Web
Enjoy hay rides, a mini-cornfied
maze, pumpkin decorating and
facepainting. Pick-your-own
pumpkins and choose from a
wide selection of fall
decorating gourds, corn
stalks and dried flower
bouquets. Say hi to the
llamas!
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Mendon
Country Gift Barn
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
12pm - 5pm
Monday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
Rte. 16, Mendon, MA
508-473-1820 or
888-473-1820 Email Web
Here at the Mendon
Country Gift Barn, you’ll
find an ever-changing
selection of decorative
country home accessories, a
Victorian Christmas barn,
and a full selection of
regional giftware, foods and
crafts. Whether you’re in
the market for a fresh “up
country” look, or the
perfect accessories to
celebrate the season, we are
sure to have just what you
are looking for. Our
friendly staff is always on
hand to help you with all
your decorating needs. Gift
baskets, gift certificates
and complimentary gift
wrapping make shopping for
your next occasion a
breeze. Stop by and
experience “The Barn,” the
Blackstone Valley’s largest
retail gift shop or order
from our extensive on-line
catalog. You’re in for a
treat!
Southwick’s Zoo
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Monday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
2 Southwick Street,
Mendon, MA
800-258-9182 or
508-883-9182
Email
Web
See animals in their
native habitat. New at the
Zoo this year:
The Marangu
Trail Outpost is now open
and Mowgli, the African
Leopard is in his gorgeous,
new habitat! Join us in
welcoming him to his new
home where he can climb and
play in comfort and style!
another great addition are
the Bearded Pigs. They are
native to Borneo. Their
average length is over 5
feet and have a thick beard
along their snout and chin
and a Baby white Bactrian
Camel named “Fergie” Our
biggest addition this season
is a Sky Ride where you will
be able to view the zoo from
new heights! Also featuring
two shows daily at 12pm and
2pm - Teaching, Educating &
Motivating Through Magic in
the Show Arena.
Mendon Lions Club
Saturday:
10am
Location:
Mendon Drive-In
Colleen Oncay, Past
President
508-234-0248
Email
An old fashioned country
fair with Tractor Pull,
Country Music, 4-H exhibits
and animals, Craft Vendors
and plenty of food. Free
admission this year!!! Come
and enjoy a 25+ year
tradition in scenic Mendon.
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Stowe
Farm Orchard
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Monday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
15 Stowe Road, Millbury, MA
508-865-9860 Email Web
Apple picking, country
store, hay rides, horse and
pony rides, petting zoo, gem
mining, rock wall climbing,
a teepee and wooded
adventure land, playground,
concession stand, and our
newest attraction “Pedal
Power Speedway”. The farm
also has a Concession stand
with a fun play ground for
the children to enjoy.
Hawk Hill Orchards
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Monday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
83 Carlton Road, Millbury,
MA
Kent Stowe
(508) 865-4037
Come enjoy a great day in
our orchard located in
scenic West Millbury. Pick
your own apples (fee).
Country store with candy,
jams, play train or small
children, player piano,
pumpkins, pies, breads and
more!
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Chestnut Hill Meeting
House
Saturday:
11am - 2pm
Location:
Chestnut Hill Road and
Thayer Street, Millvile,
MA
Margaret Carroll
508-883-7079 Email Web
Step into the 1769
Meeting House, back to
the time of the American
Revolution. View burial
sites of 24 Minutemen in
the Cemetery. Hear
stories of early
settlers who fought to
establish a new nation.
Come follow their
footsteps with us.
National Park
Service
Sunday:
2pm
Location:
Corner of Central & Hope
Streets, Millville, Ma.
Stephen V. Giardini,
Volunteer in Parks,
National Park Service
401-762-0250
Web
Discover the
Millville Lock with a
National Park Service
volunteer from the John
H. Chafee Blackstone
River Valley National
Heritage Corridor. Hike
along the old New York
and New England rail
trail to visit the best-preserved
lock along the
Blackstone Canal. Along
the way, you will learn
a little about the
history of Millville and
the role of the canal
and railroad here. Then
continue to the Triad
Bridge overlooking the
Blackstone River, where
you will hear about the
Southern New England
Railroad, the rail line
that sank with the
Titanic. This free tour
begins at 2:00 PM and
last about an hour and
half. Most of the trail
is flat, but please wear
sturdy walking shoes,
bring water, insect
repellent and your
camera. Meet at the
parking lot across from
St. John’s Church, Hope
St., Millville, MA. For
more information about
this programs from the
Blackstone River Valley
NHC, please call
401-762-0440. Meet at
the parking lot across
from St. John’s Church,
Hope St., Millville, MA
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Farm Stand
Foppema's Farm
Saturday: 9am
- 6pm
Monday:
9am - 6pm
Location:
1612 HIll
Street
Northbridge, MA
01534
508-234-6711
Stop in for
apples, pumpkins
and seasonal
jams and
jellies. Pies,
dumplings and
turnovers are
also on sale.
Seasonal produce
and decorative
items are also
available
The Rainbow
Palette
Saturday:
10:00 AM -
3:00 PM
Location:
Alternatives
1826 Brick
Mill, 38-42
Douglas
Road,
Whtinsville
MA 01588
Laura O.
Cenedella,
Owner
774-232-6645 Email
Web
Interested
in painting,
come and
join me for
a painting
event at the
newly
renovated
historical
mill in
downtown
Whitinsville
MA. Bring
everything
you need or
you can
contact me
prior to the
event to
purchase supplies.
I do have
some easels
you may
borrow.
Check out my
website for
a checklist
for
Non-Painting
Plein Air
Essentials.
En plein
air is a
French
expression
which means
“in the open
air”, and is
particularly
used to
describe the
act of
painting
outdoors.
Artists
have long
painted
outdoors,
but in the
mid-19th
century
working in
natural
light became
particularly
important to
the Barbizon
school and
Impressionism.
The
popularity
of painting
en plein air
increased in
the 1870s.
French
Impressionist
painters
such as
Claude
Monet,
Camille
Pissarro,
and Pierre-Auguste
Renoir
advocated en
plein air
painting,
and much of
their work
was done
outdoors, in
the diffuse
light
provided by
a large
white
umbrella.
American
Impressionists,
too, such as
those of the
Old Lyme
school, were
avid
painters en
plein air.
American
Impressionist
painters
noted for
this style
during this
era
included,
Guy Rose,
Robert
William
Wood, Mary
Denil
Morgan, John
Gamble, and
Arthur Hill
Gilbert.
The
Blackstone
Valley has
made its
mark in
history with
attracting
famous
artists such
as Aldro
Hibbard(1886
- 1972),
JOHN
NIGOHOSIAN
DANA-BASHIAN,1897-1975,
Aldro
Hibbard(1886
-
1972),Benard
Corey,(American)
1914-2000,
Paul Strisik
1918-1998,
Don Stone,
Inez Gornall
and Michael
Graves to
name a few.
Alternatives
Saturday:
9am - 3pm
Location:
1826 Brick
Mill, 38-42
Douglas
Road,
Whtinsville
MA 01588
Tom Saupe,
Director of
Community
Outreach
508-234-6232
Email
Web
An
exhibit of
photographs
and
artifacts
housed in
the original
Paul Whitin
Cotton Mill.
An
opportunity
to see where
the Whitin
empire began
and see what
has been
done to
bring it
into the
21st Century
and continue
its
relevance to
the
community.
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Vaillancourt Folk Art
Saturday:
9am - 5pm
Sunday:
11am - 5pm
Monday:
9am - 5pm
Location:
9 Main Street, Sutton,
MA
Gary Vaillancourt
508-476-3601 Email Web
Visitors can tour
behind-the-scenes as
artists hand-paint
different variations of
chalkware Santas, Father
Christmas, Belsnickles,
chalkware Rabbits, and
Halloween figures - just
to name a few! Currently
their collection
includes more than
15,000 designs.
Vaillancourt Folk Art (VFA)
is one of America’s last
remaining Christmas
ornament and
collectibles makers.
Unlike most Christmas
collectibles, which are
manufactured overseas,
Vaillancourt chalkware
figures are still made
by hand at the VFA
studio in Sutton, Mass.
Eaton Farm Confectioners
Saturday: 10am
- 2pm
Monday:
8am - 4:30 pm
Location:
30 Burbank Road, Sutton,
MA
1-800-343-9300 Email Web
Visit our store in the
country, where the
aromas of creating fine
chocolates transport us
to an era past. We are
located in the
Blackstone River Valley
of Central
Massachusetts. Take the
country road to Eaton
Farm Confectioners for
your next sweet stop.
Eaton Farm Confectioners
is dedicated to making
the finest candy in the
country. We still use
recipes dating back to
1892!
Visit the Milk Store
Whittier Farms Milk Store
Saturday:
9am - 7pm
Sunday: 9am
- 7pm
Monday: 9am
- 7pm
Location:
Douglas Road W. Sutton, MA
01590
Web
Bring the kids to pick out a
pumpkin and some corn
stalks, pet a calf or ponies
and stock up on seasonal
preserves. This 300 head
dairy farm of Registered
Holsteins offers produce and
local treats as well as a
beautiful autumn landscape.
Sutton Historical
Society
Saturday:
2:00 pm
Location:
Sutton Common at 4
Uxbridge Road, Sutton MA
Lisa
A presentation by the
Gravestone Girls, a
Worcester-based
organization
interpreting the art and
symbolism of gravestones
in our cemeteries, will
be made on the Common. A
tour of the near by Olde
Burial Ground will also
be conducted.
Keown Orchards LLC
Saturday:
10am - 6pm
Sunday:
10am - 6pm
Monday:
10am - 6pm
Location:
9 McClellan Road,
Sutton, MA 01590
Jane Oliver, Owner
508-865-6706 Email Web
We are located in
scenic Sutton,
Massachusetts, just a
few miles from
Worcester, and about 50
miles from Boston. We
feature pick-your-own
apples and pumpkins, hay
rides through the
orchard, over 50
varieties of apples,
over 10 varieties of
peaches, pears, plums
and a full line of
vegetables. We also have
a wonderful farm stand
full of fruits,
vegetables, and other
products and gifts. If
you are looking for a
special gift, we offer
and ship mailer gift
packs & fruit baskets of
our own beautiful apples
almost anywhere. We have
freshly baked pies,
fresh apple cider, and
caramel apples daily. We
also bottle our own pure
apple blossom honey!
Massachusetts
Dept of Conservation and
Recreation
Saturday:
10:30 AM
Location:
198 Purgatory Rd,
Sutton, MA
Renee Weihn, Park
Supervisor
508-234-3733
Email
Web
Join the Boston
Mycological Society, the
oldest mushroom club in
the United States, for a
fun and informative
event! An expert will
speak briefly about
mushrooms and be
available to assist in
identification. Bring a
paper bag and small
digging implement. Meet
at the pavilion for this
FREE program. Take Hwy.
146 to Exit 6, Purgatory
Rd. in Sutton.
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Upton Historical Museum
Saturday:
9am - 11:30am
Location:
2 Main Street - 2nd
floor of Knowlton
Risteen Bldg.-across
from Town Hall
508-529-6600 Email Web
The museum’s holdings
encompass history of
buildings which was done
in 1996 by a grant from
the Massachusetts
Historical Commission,
Town Reports dating from
1890 to the present;
Assessor’s published
records previously done
prior to 1975; local
histories and diaries,
and many newspaper
articles and photographs
relating to Upton
history.
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Spaightwood Galleries
Saturday:
12pm - 6pm
Sunday:
12pm - 6pm
Location: 120
Main Street, Upton, MA
1-800-809-3343 -
508-529-2511 Email
Web
Current Show: The
Art that Hitler Hated,
- but that title would
be a misnomer; a more
accurate title would add
that this is also the
art that the Kaiser
hated, that the
right-wingers who helped
to bring about the
downfall of the Weimar
Republic hated, and that
the militarists who
ultimately threw their
support to the Nazis
hated. Our new show
features over 130 works.
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Fin and Feather Sports
Shop & Outfitter
Saturday:
9am - 4pm
Sunday:
9am - 4pm
Monday:
9am - 3pm
Location:
10 Milford St, Upton, MA
01568 - Mill Pond and
Pratt Pond, Upton
Jeff LeClaire,
Coordinator
508-529-3901
Email
Web
Enjoy a 1 1/2 or 2
hour paddle by canoe or
kayak on two remote
ponds in historical
Upton. Come out, sit
back and relax in a
canoe or kayak, paddle
our local ponds with
your family and/or
freinds. Great wildlife
to view, Fishing is
available for those that
have their own equipment
(Live Bait is available
at our shop). Boat
shuttle will be
available to (second)
Pratt Pond. Plan a
picinic at the Town park
on the banks of Pratt
Pond. Plenty of parking.
Boats that are
available: 1 and 2 man
kayaks and 2 - 3 man
canoes. Kids of all ages
may take part. Cost
varies by boat, Please
call or email us for a
trip quote & times
available. We supply the
paddles and life jackets
(toddler lifejackets are
limited)then we add
water and you supply the
FUN! “We will see you on
the water”. Rentals
available for pick up as
well-call for quote. Row
boats, pedal boats,
kayaks and canoes -
rentals and sales.
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Sweetwilliam Farm
Saturday:
noon - 4pm
Sunday:
noon - 4pm
Monday:
noon - 4pm
Location:
Sweetwilliam Farm
Caroline Nicholson,
Partner
508-529-2000 Email Web
Activities include;
hayrides, butter making
demo, cider making demo,
antique farm equipmet
display, vintage
clothing & home goods
display, pumpkin carving
& apple bobbing. Hardy
mums, fresh baked pies,
breads, apples, ice
cream, plus more are all
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Friends of Upton State
Forest
Saturday:
10am - 3pm
Location:
Upton State Forest,
intersection of
Southborough and
Westborough Rds., Upton
Ellen Arnold,
President
508-529-6610 Email
Website
11 AM-ceremony
honoring CCC alu mni and
their families as part
of the 75th Anniversary
Celebrate the Legacy
year. Flagpole
dedication,ribbon
cutting for CCC Way. All
ay- Historic displays
indoors and out, antique
vehicles, family
activities for all ages,
letterboxing, childrens
activities, scavenger
hunt, paint a rock,
interpretive tour.
Various local
organizations will have
booths. Live falcons.
Living history tent.
Smokey Bear, fire
control demos. More in
planning stages.
Upton Historical Museum
Saturday:
9am - 11:30am
Location:
2 Main Street - 2nd
floor of Knowlton
Risteen Bldg.-across
from Town Hall
508-529-6600 Email Web
The museum’s holdings
encompass history of
buildings which was done
in 1996 by a grant from
the Massachusetts
Historical Commission,
Town Reports dating from
1890 to the present;
Assessor’s published
records previously done
prior to 1975; local
histories and diaries,
and many newspaper
articles and photographs
relating to Upton
history.
Spaightwood Galleries
Saturday:
12pm - 6pm
Sunday:
12pm - 6pm
Location: 120
Main Street, Upton, MA
1-800-809-3343 -
508-529-2511 Email
Web
Current Show: The
Art that Hitler Hated,
- but that title would
be a misnomer; a more
accurate title would add
that this is also the
art that the Kaiser
hated, that the
right-wingers who helped
to bring about the
downfall of the Weimar
Republic hated, and that
the militarists who
ultimately threw their
support to the Nazis
hated. Our new show
features over 130 works.
Fin and Feather Sports
Shop & Outfitter
Saturday:
9am - 4pm
Sunday:
9am - 4pm
Monday:
9am - 3pm
Location:
10 Milford St, Upton, MA
01568 - Mill Pond and
Pratt Pond, Upton
Jeff LeClaire,
Coordinator
508-529-3901
Email
Web
Enjoy a 1 1/2 or 2
hour paddle by canoe or
kayak on two remote
ponds in historical
Upton. Come out, sit
back and relax in a
canoe or kayak, paddle
our local ponds with
your family and/or
friends. Great wildlife
to view, fishing is
available for those that
have their own equipment
(Live Bait is available
at our shop). Boat
shuttle will be
available to (second)
Pratt Pond. Plan a picnic at the Town park
on the banks of Pratt
Pond. Plenty of parking.
Boats that are
available: 1 and 2 man
kayaks and 2 - 3 man
canoes. Kids of all ages
may take part. Cost
varies by boat, Please
call or email us for a
trip quote & times
available. We supply the
paddles and life jackets
(toddler lifejackets are
limited) then we add
water and you supply the
FUN! “We will see you on
the water”. Rentals
available for pick up as
well-call for quote. Row
boats, pedal boats,
kayaks and canoes -
rentals and sales.
Sweetwilliam Farm
Saturday:
noon - 4pm
Sunday:
noon - 4pm
Monday:
noon - 4pm
Location:
Sweetwilliam Farm
Caroline Nicholson,
Partner
508-529-2000 Email Web
Activities include;
hayrides, butter making
demo, cider making demo,
antique farm equipmet
display, vintage
clothing & home goods
display, pumpkin carving
& apple bobbing. Hardy
mums, fresh baked pies,
breads, apples, ice
cream, plus more are all
available at the Country
Store.
Friends of Upton State
Forest
Saturday:
10am - 3pm
Location:
Upton State Forest,
intersection of
Southborough and
Westborough Rds., Upton
Ellen Arnold,
President
508-529-6610 Email
Website
11 AM-ceremony
honoring CCC alumni and
their families as part
of the 75th Anniversary.
Celebrate the Legacy
year. Flagpole dedication, ribbon
cutting for CCC Way. All
day- Historic displays
indoors and out, antique
vehicles, family
activities for all ages,
letterboxing, children's
activities, scavenger
hunt, paint a rock,
interpretive tour.
Various local
organizations will have
booths. Live falcons.
Living history tent.
Smokey Bear, fire
control demos. More in
planning stages.
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Blackstone River & Canal
Heritage State Park
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
10am - 4pm
Location:
River Bend Farm
Visitor’s Center 287 Oak
St., Uxbridge MA 01569
Kathryn Parent, Park
Interpreter
508-278-7604 Email Web
Relics from
Uxbridge’s agricultural
past will be on display
as well as historical
paper ephemera. This
special display will be
available to the general
public weekends in
October at River Bend
Farm Visitor’s Center.
Items on loan from Johl
Delorey plus other local
historians and
collectors. For more
information or to
arrange a weekday
appointment, please call
508-278-7604.
Arrowhead Acres
Sunday:
12pm - 5pm
Location:
92 Aldrich Street,
Uxbridge, MA
Dave Morin
508-278-5017 Email Web
Hayrides - Our custom
built Conestoga-style
hay wagons travel on
private trails through a
73 acre Christmas tree
plantation and
woodlands. Sing-a-long
music is provided for a
festive spirit and wagon
sides keep everyone safe
and cozy.
Mass. Dept. of
Conservation and
Recreation
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
10am - 4pm
Monday:
10am - 4pm
Location: River
Bend Farm Visitor’s
Center 287 Oak St.,
Uxbridge MA 01569
Kathryn Parent, Park
Interpreter
508-278-7604
Email
Web
The Blackstone River
and Canal Heritage State
Park recalls the role of
canals in transporting
raw materials and
manufactured goods
between emerging
industrial centers. Walk
along restored sections
of the Blackstone River
Canal and Towpath from
the River Bend Farm
Visitors Center. The
park includes 1000 acres
of natural area offering
walking and hiking
paths, canoe access,
picnic areas and a broad
expanse of the
Blackstone River known
as Rice City Pond, which
is a great area for
watching wildlife.
The Visitor’s Center
Exhibit Level is Open 10
am- 4 pm. Our “Farm to
Factory” exhibit
explores the story of
the Blackstone Valley
and its communities from
pre-European Settlement
through European-style
agricultural
development,
industrialization and
into today.
Blackstone River & Canal
Heritage State Park
Saturday:
1pm
Location:
River Bend Farm
Visitor’s Center 287 Oak
St., Uxbridge MA 01569
Kathryn Parent, Park
Interpreter
508-278-7604
Email
Web
For all ages. Take a
guided one mile walk
along the flat towpath
and hear stories about
the Blackstone Canal’s
history, ecology, and
wildlife. Meet at River
Bend Farm Visitor’s
Center. Free.
Uxbridge
Historical Society
Saturday:
11am - 4pm
Sunday:
11am - 3pm
Monday:
11am - 3 pm
See times for
specific items below
Location:
Uxbridge, MA
Holly Gallerani
(508) 278 -
2626
The Cornet
John Farnum House
will be open
Saturday, October 11th
1-4pm with a
Fall Vendor Fair located
at 44 Mendon Street.
(508) 278-6761
The D.A.R
House will be
open Saturday,
October 11th
1-4pm located
on North MainStreet
across from the Masonic
Hall.
The Friends
Meeting House
will be open
Saurday, October 11th
11am-2pm
located on the Quaker
Highway Rt. 146 (508)
278-2971
The One Room
Meeting House
will be open
11am-3pm. Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, October
13 -15 Columbus
Day Week End
Iron Stone
One Room School House
Time: 10 am -
3 pm Location:
107 Ironsone Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
Contact: Cynthia Walenty
Title:
Secretary/Treasurer
Phone: 508-278-6218
Email Address:
walenty75@charter.net
Mass Audubon’s Broad
Meadow Brook Wildlife
Sanctuary
Saturday:
2pm to 4pm
Location:
Tri-River Family Health
Center, Uxbridge
Genevieve Grenier
508.753.6087
Email
Web
We’ll put in at the
Tri-River Family Health
Center in Uxbridge and
paddle upstream into the
Blackstone Canal and
Rice City Pond, where
wildlife abounds! Learn
about the Blackstone
River watershed, the
wildlife that live
there, and how they
depend on clean water.
This program is part of
the Campaign for a
Fishable/Swimmable
Blackstone iver by 2015
series. Swimming ability
required. Meet at Tri
River Health Center, 281
E. Hartford Avenue,
Uxbridge. Directions
will be sent upon
registration. Canoes,
paddles and PFD’s
provided. Open to
families with children
ages 10 and older. For
more information and to
register, call Broad
Meadow Brook.
Uxbridge First Holiday
Night Committee
Saturday:
11am-10pm
Location:
Capron Park Mendon
Street Uxbridge, MA
01569
Holly Gallerani,
Treasurer
Email
Web
Uxbridge First
Holiday Night Committee
is pleased to
participate in this
year’s Footsteps in
History. The following
Historic Sites in
Uxbridge will be open on
Saturday, October 11th;
The Farnum House 1-4pm.
with a Fall Vendor Fair
sponsored by the
Uxbridge Historical
Society ,The D.A.R. House
1-4pm., The One Room
School House 11am.-2pm.
and the Quaker Meeting
House. 11am.-2pm. From
4-6pm. there will be a
Spaghetti Supper at the
Community House on 7
Court Street. From
6-10pm. we will continue
with the Fall Family
Festival down at Capron
Park with the following:
-
The Small Planet
Band
-
BoBo the Clown
with his amazing
balloon animals
-
Free Caricatures
drawings
5:30-8:30pm.
-
Matt Jacome aka
“The Stilt Walker”
owner of the
Kensho-Rye Family
Kenpo will be
overlooking all of
us throughout the
evening once again.
Also please help us
light the Falls, bring
your carved pumpkins
down to Capron Park for
a spectacular spooky
display of
Jack-O-Lanterns along
the the Falls. There
will be a Jack-O-Lantern
contest sponsored by
Susan Baghdasarian from
Prudential Prime
Properties. Refreshments
will be available.
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Worcester
Historical Museum
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
508-753-8578
Email
Web
Location: 30
Elm Street, Worcester,
MA 01609 Worcester MA
Thomas
E. Conroy, Director of
Programs
Worcester Historical
Museum
Saturday:
1pm - 4pm
Location:
40 Highland Street
Thomas E.
Conroy, Director of
Programs
508-753-8278 Email Web
Tour Worcester’s
oldest historic house
museum, the Salisbury
Mansion, and learn about
Central Mass life in the
1830s.
EcoTarium
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: noon - 5pm
Location:
222 Harrington Way,
Worcester, MA
Jennifer
Glick, Director of
Marketing and
Development
508-929-2700
Email
Web
The EcoTarium is a
unique indoor-outdoor
museum in Worcester,
Mass. Set in an urban
oasis, the EcoTarium
offers a chance to take
a thrilling multimedia
journey through the
galaxy at a digital
planetarium, meet
wildlife, troll nature
trails, ride a
narrow-gauge railroad,
and get hands-on with
family-friendly
exhibits.
Higgins Armory Museum
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
Noon - 4pm
Location:
100 Barber Avenue,
Worcester, MA 01606
508-853-6015
Web
With 5,000 objects on 4
floors, this museum is
the only institution
in the Northeast
dedicated to the
collection,
preservation,
exhibition, and
interpretation of arms
and armor. (Admission
fee.)
Mass Audubon at Broad
Meadow Brook
Saturday:
10 am - 1 pm
Location:
414 Massasoit Rd.
Worcester, MA
Lisa
Carlin, Education
Coordinator
508-753-6087 Email Web
Join us on the second
Saturday of the month
for wildlife-related
volunteering activities.
Maintaining habitat and
monitoring populations
are part of managing the
largest urban wildlife
sanctuary in New
England. This time of
year we look for
late-flying dragonflies
and butterflies, take
care of bird feeders,
and document beaver
activity.
Mass Audubon at Broad
Meadow Brook
Saturday:
all day
Sunday:
all day
Monday:
all day
Location:
414 Massasoit Rd.
Worcester, MA
Lisa
Carlin, Education
Coordinator
508-753-6087 Email Web
Come experience the
beauty and nature within
the City of Worcester!
We have 5 miles of
marked trails and over
400 acres of protected
wildlife habitat.
Worcester residents,
Mass Audubon Members and
Greater Worcester Land
Trust members can walk
the trails for free. For
others there is a small
admission fee. We now
offer a two handicapped
accessible
trails. One trail is
accesible from our
building and the other
is at the north end of
the Sanctuary
property. Our visitor
center - with gift shop
and restrooms is open on
Saturdays from 9 am - 4
pm and on Sundays from
12:30 - 4 pm.
The building is closed
on Mondays, but the
trails are open. If you
have questions, please
call us at 508-753-6087.
Worcester Historical
Museum
Saturday: 10-4
Location:
30 Elm Street,
Worcester, MA 01609
Thomas E.
Conroy, Director of
Programs
PublishedPhone:
508-753-8578 Email Web
Worcester Art Museum
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
11am - 5pm
Location: 55
Salisbury Street,
Worcester
Katrina
Stacy, Assistant Curator
of Education
508.799.4406
Email
Web
Experience magnificent
artwork from five
millennia of world
cultures. View paintings
by Cassatt, Gauguin,
Goya, Monet, Sargent and
Whistler; admire floor
mosaics from the ancient
city of Antioch; see
cutting-edge
contemporary art; and
discover the Museum’s
many other treasures.
Enjoy a delectable lunch
in the Museum Cafe,
browse the Museum Shop
for unique gifts and
mementos and check out
our latest Art Classes
Brochure for a current
list of youth and adult
class offerings.
Members: Free
Nonmembers: $10 adults
$8 seniors and full-time
students with current ID
Free youth 17 and under
Saturday 10am-noon
admission is free for
all. Sponsored by
Fidelity Investments and
TJX Companies, Inc.
Worcester Center for
Crafts
Saturday:
10am - 3pm
Location:
25 Sagamore Road,
Worcester, MA 01605
Caitlin Barkoskie,
Organization Advancement
Manager
508-753-8183
Email
Web
This is the second
FREE studio-wide,
hands-on, craft-related
event for young families
presented at the Craft
Center. Families with
children of all ages are
invited to travel from
studio to studio
experiencing different
media and creating
artwork to bring home.
Each child will carry a
“Passport” to document
their artistic travels
and will be rewarded
with a balloon for 3
activities completed.
Sample “Craft & Carry”
activities include mask
making, clay animals,
photograms, and metal
bookmarks. There will be
demonstrations,
entertainment,
refreshments including a
soup and ice cream bar
and a raffle to win a
free class at the Craft
Center! The Krikorian
Gallery will have the
exhibition “Perspective
and Vision” up for the
last day on this day.
Only adults will be
allowed to enter the
gallery space as the
exhibit is of only
glass.
New Street Glass Studio
at the Worcester Center
for Crafts
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
25 Sagamore Road,
Worcester, MA 01605
Caitlin Barkoskie,
Organization Advancement
Manager
508-753-8183
Email
Web
The New Street Glass
Studio launches its
fifth anniversary
celebration by welcoming
two luminaries of the
glass world to the
WORCESTER CENTER FOR
CRAFTS. MARTIN ROSOL’s
ground glass sculptures
recall abstract
connections between the
earthly world of the
oceans, the
extraterrestrial world
of the cosmos, and what
lies between. JOSH
SIMPSON explores and
expresses the colors,
textures, and volcanic
power of the universe
through the creation of
glass Planets, Saturns,
and other provocative
pieces. Expand your
universe. Illuminate our
circle of friends. Join
us.
Worcester Center for
Crafts
Monday:
12pm - 3pm
Location:
Worcester Center for
Crafts, 25 Sagamore
Road, Worcester, MA
01605
Kym Giacoppe,
Marketing Intern
508-753-8183
Email
Web
Spend a fun, creative
afternoon during this
school vacation learning
about glassblowing with
your teen! Explore some
of the basic techniques
behind this fascinating
and ancient art. Learn
how to gather, shape,
and blow molten glass
and create your own
glass pumpkins to
decorate your home or
give as a gift. Shop
safety will be
addressed. This class is
limited to teens ages 13
and over and their adult
guardians. Materials are
included in tuition.
Tuition and Fees:
Non-Member Fee $80.00/
Member Fee $72.00
EcoTarium - A Museum of
Science and Nature
Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday:
12pm-5pm
Location: 222
Harrington Way,
Worcester, MA 01604
Sarah Hesshaus,
Marketing Manager
508.929.2700
Email
Web
The EcoTarium is a
unique indoor-outdoor
science and nature museum.
Set in an urban oasis,
the EcoTarium offers a
chance to take a
thrilling multimedia
journey through the
galaxy at a digital
planetarium, meet
wildlife, troll nature
trails, ride a
narrow-gauge railroad,
and get hands-on with
family-friendly
exhibits.
Childhood Home of US
Poet Laureate Stanley
Kunitz
Saturday: 10am
- 4pm (open mic: 2pm)
Sunday:
10am - 4pm (open mic:
2pm)
Location: 4
Woodford St. Worcester
Ma. 01604
Greg
Stockmal, Curator
508-756-4407
Email
(1.) GUIDED TOURS OF
STANLEY KUNITZ'S
CHILDHOOD HOME -
featuring period decor
and mementos.
(2.) GALLERY EXHIBITS:
a. RECIPROCITY: AN
ARTISTS BOOK selections
of original paintings
and their reciprocally
inspired poems and
ANDSCAPE MOSAICS - a
series sparked by a
visit to Gaudi's Parc
Guell in Barcelona pain
by Judy Ferrar (www.paletteandpen.com).
b. PHOTOGRAPHS OF
STANLEY - hotographs of
Stanley Kunitz from
Becker College/Worcester
Senior Center 2001:
orcester Public Library
2002: 100th birthday
celebration at Fine Arts
Work Center 2005: and
NEW ENGLAND SCENES -
favorite photographs by
John Gaumond
poetryArt2@aol.com).
c. THE WILD BRAID: A
Poet Reflects on a
Century in the Garden -
photographs of Stanley
Kunitz by Marnie
Crawford-Samuelson (www.bostonpicturegroup.com)
(3.) POETRY READINGS -
(Worcester County Poetry
Associations schedule of
events to follow).
THE WILD BRAID: A Poet
Reflects on a Century in
the Garden - photographs
of Stanley Kunitz by
Marnie
Crawford-Samuelson (www.bostonpicturegroup.com)
Walk through beautiful
garden behind this home.
This site is a private
dwelling and only open
the public on Saturday
and Sunday of Columbus
Day Weekend.
Open Mics:
Saturday at 2 pm and
Sunday at 2 pm.
Worcester Center for
Crafts
Monday: 9am -
4pm
Location:
Worcester Center for
Crafts, 25 Sagamore
Road, Worcester, MA
01605
Kym Giacoppe,
Marketing Intern
508-753-8183
Email
Website
Polymer clay is a
sculptable material that
can be worked into
various shapes and forms
that are then cured or
hardened through a
heating source like an
oven. In this 1 day lass
students will be able to
work with the material
to create projects such
as pen covers, beads, a
pair of earrings or
animal sculptures.
Students will go home
with small kits that
will allow them to
continue creating with
polymer clay. Class
limited to 8 students.
Tuition and Fees:
Non-Member Fee $79.00 /
Member Fee $69.00 /
Materials Fee 40.00
Worcester Center for
Crafts
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Monday:
9am - 5:30pm
Location:
25 Sagamore Road,
Worcester, MA 01605
Caitlin Barkoskie,
Organization Advancement
Manager
508-753-8183
Email
Website
The WORCESTER CENTER FOR
CRAFTS is a warm,
accessible artistic
community where young
people and adults can
find a means of
expression through craft
classes, exhibits and
events. Our studios
embrace those who are
just beginning to
discover their voices as
artists as well as
artists who are
experienced in craft.
There is something
fundamentally human
about making an
exquisite, functional
object from the elements
of glass, wood, lay, or
natural fiber and this
drive has been the
heartbeat of the Center
for 150 years. We
hope you will join us to
experience craft. View
our classes, exhibits
and events at
www.worcestercraftcenter.org
or call us at
508-753-8183.
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Apple Picking
Round Top Orchard
Saturday:
10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Monday: 10am - 6pm
Location: 706 Round Top Road
Burrillville, RI
401-568-6157
Take the family to pick-your-own apples at this
delightful orchard. Enjoy Cortlands, Empires,
Fujis and Matsus as well as Red Delicious.
Apples never tasted so good!
Burrillville, Town of
Saturday: Dawn - Dusk
Sunday: Dawn - Dusk
Monday: Dawn - Dusk
Location: Route 100 -
Village of Pascoag
Web
On this site originally stood the White
Mill built in 1834 and later burned. A
Worsted mill was erected on the site in 1895
by Arnold and Perkins using the available
water power. The mill continued under
various owners until it closed in the 1960s
after years of service to the community. Now
families enjoy a playground with a covered
picnic area as well as freshwater fishing,
hiking trail, jogging trail and canoeing and
kayaking access.
Buck Hill Management
Area
Saturday: Dawn to Dusk
Sunday: Dawn to Dusk
Monday: Dawn to Dusk
Location: Buck Hill Road
- Off Rte. 100 (Wallum Lake Road)
401-724-2200 Email Web
Buck Hill covers a total land area of
2049 acres. The area is composed of
primarily forest land (deciduous 1815 acres,
evergreen 3.2 acres), wetlands (201 acres),
and agricultural lands (14.6 acres). The DFW
maintains a wildlife marsh (approximately
30.7 acres) which serves to attract
waterfowl, furbearers such as muskrat, and
other wetland dependent birds. This area
offers Bird Watching Trails, Hiking Trails,
and Wildlife Viewing.
Grace Note Farm Inn -
Benjamin Smith Homestead Farm
Monday: 9am - 4pm
Location: 969 Jackson
School House Road, Pascoag, RI
Virginia Sindelar, Owner
401-567-0354 Email Web
Special one-hour tour for Footsteps
weekend. Come join the fun of a wild
plant/nature walk, tour the inn, learn of
it’s history dating back to 1730, sample
recipes from the time of Thomas Jefferson.
Open daily for getaway vacations featuring
fine dining, pastoral setting.
Burrillville Historical &
Preservation Society
Saturday: 9am - 4pm
Sunday: 9am - 4pm
Location:
Bridgeton School, 16 Laurel Hill Avenue,
Pascoag, RI 02859
Betty Mencucci, President
401-568-8449
Email
Web
We are
having our 7th Annual Open House. Along with
the open house, we are having a gigantic
yard sale, bake sale, book sale. We also
have cornstalks for sale for fall
decorations. We are also selling raffle
tickets on a mid 8th century hutch
(reproduction). Tickets are $1.00 each or 3
for $2.00.
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River Island Community Park and Blackstone River
Island Nature Trail
Saturday: Dawn to Dusk
Sunday: Dawn to Dusk
Monday: Dawn to Dusk
Location: High Street -
former 1461 High Street
Patricia McAlpine, Education Coordinator
401-724-2200 Email
Monday 11:00 a.m. Patti McAlpine, Education
Coordinator for the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council will conduct a 45 minute nature walk.
Please wear comfortable shoes. The two, six-plus
acre greenspaces include various community,
health, and environmentally centered features.
There is an exercise track, nature hiking
trails, a field house, a multipurpose field for
community sports and play, a pedestrian bridge
over the scenic Blackstone River to the island
park, and a canoe launch for weekend trips to
the river.
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Sunday: 1, 2, 3, and 4pm
Location:
Central Falls Landing, Broad Street & Madeira
Avenue
Patricia McAlpine, Blackstone River Education
Coordinator
401-724-2200
Email
Web
Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council presents Free Sunday on the River with
four 45-minute river cruises aboard the
Blackstone Valley Explorer separating at 1:00
pm, 2:00 pm 3:00 pm & 4:00 pm from the Central
Falls Landing in Central Falls. Explore the
diverse habitat along “America’s Hardest Working
River.” Event underwritten with a grant from
Citizens Bank Foundation.
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Saturday: By Appontment-3
day advance notice
Location: Central Falls
Landing
Amanda Wood, Coordinator
401-724-2200 Email
Web
British Tea Tours. Join us for an Authentic
English tradition on America’s only British
built Canal Boat - The Samuel Slater. Enjoy a
one hour cruise on the Blackstone River. On the
menu is real English Tea and a delectable
assortment of sweets.
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Bascombe Farms & Orchard
Saturday:
10am
- 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Location:
99 West Wrentham Road,
Cumberland, RI
401-658-1962
Web
Farm Products: -
Apples, Peaches,
vegetables, sweet corn
Farm Services -
Pick-Your-Own
Phantom Farms
Saturday:
10am - 4pm*
Sunday:
10am - 4pm*
Monday:
10am - 4pm*
Location:
2929 Diamond Hill Road,
Cumberland, RI
401-333-2240
Web
Free pumpkin
illumination from 6pm to
9:30pm - Fundraising
event for the Boys &
Girls Club. During our
weekend we offer tractor
driven hayrides, face
painting, kids arts &
crafts, a burlap maze,
hot apple crisp, fresh
squeezed cider and new
this year “Jeb’s Pumpkin
Patch”. See web site for
more details.
Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Saturday:
6am - 8pm
Sunday:
6am - 5pm
Monday:
6am - 5pm
Location:
2 Mendon Road
Mark
Pawlitschek, Owner
401-312-0369 Email Web
Offering rentals of
canoes, single and
tandem kayaks and guided
tours on October 11 and
13th (Call for space).
Fall Orienteering Course
on October 12th.
Canoes/kayaks can be
launched on the adjacent
Blackstone River. Also
offering bicycle rentals
than can be utilized on
the adjacent Blackstone
River Bike Path. Check
web site for more
detailed information.
Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment
begins on Rte. 126 in
Woonsocket, RI and heads
south through the towns
of Cumberland, Lincoln,
and Central Falls, RI.
(approximately 13
miles). In Ashton, RI,
the Bikeway follows the
route of the Blackstone
Canal for three miles,
mostly on top of the
historic towpath. While
at Ashton, visit the
Captain Wilbur Kelly
House Museum, a newly
opened museum and
visitor center adjacent
to the Bikeway that
offers free tours.
Interim on-road routes
stretch north to
Woonsocket, RI, home of
the Museum of Work and
Culture, and south to
Providence, RI. While in
Pawtucket, RI visit the
Slater Mill, the
Birthplace of the
American Industrial
Revolution and the
Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center. From
here, one can follow
city streets into
Providence to make a
connection with the
popular East Bay
Bikepath that travels
14.5 miles along
Narragansett Bay to the
historic waterfront
community of Bristol,
RI.
Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Saturday:
6am - 8pm
Sunday:
6am - 5pm
Monday:
9am - 8pm
Location:
2 Mendon Rd., Cumberland
Mark,
President
(401)
312-0369 Email
Web
We are located on
the Blackstone River and
bike path. We offer
kayak & bike rentals, guided trips. we
also have fishing,
camping, hiking
equipment and outerwear
by Royal Robbins &
Sierra designs.(20% off
all summerwear)
Town of
Cumberland
Saturday:
Dawn - Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn - Dusk
Monday:
Dawn - Dusk
Location:
1464 Diamond Hill Road,
Cumberland, RI (on the
grounds of the
Cumberland Library)
Email
Web
Believed to be the
nation’s oldest monument
to veterans, the site
commemorates “Pierce’s
Fight” when on March 26,
1676, a party of nine
colonial militiamen,
under the command of
Captain Michael Pierce
were pursued by
marauding Indians and
slaughtered at the site
during King Philip’s
War.
Town of
Cumberland
Saturday: Dawn
to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Corner of Broad and
Blackstone Streets
Visit
the large granite
marker, marking the
approximate site of the
grave of the Reverend
William Blackstone, a
contemplative Anglican
clergyman and who, in
1635, became the first
European to settle in
what is now Rhode
Island. Spend some time
in the sitting area.
Diamond Hill
Vineyards
Saturday:
Noon - 5pm
Sunday:
closed
Monday:
closed
Location:
Diamond Hill Vineyards
tasting room and gift
shop
Claire Berntson,
Owner
1 800 752
2505
Email
Web
All of our wines will
be available for
tasting. Our beautiful
grounds set up for
picnics and sale of
wines by the glass.
Town of Cumberland
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Diamond Hill Road (Rte.
114) at intersection of
Pine Swamp Road
401-728-2400
Great place to jog or
hike or have a picnic.
Climb to to summit and
see for miles. There are
walking trails to the
reservoir to the east
and Woonsocket and
beyond to the west.
There are picnic sites
throughout the park with
permits required only
for outings and
barbecues. The pond in
front of the bandstand
is a favorite for kids
looking for frogs and
tadpoles. Bring a net
and a bucket for
observing, but remember
to return the catch to
the pond when through.
Blackstone River Theatre
Saturday:
8pm -10:30pm
Location:
Blackstone River
Theatre, 549 Broad
Street, Cumberland, RI
02864
Russell Gusetti,
Executive Director
401-725-9272 Email Web
Saturday, October 11,
8:00 PM, $12.00
advance/$14.00 day of
show - JAYME STONE AND
MANSA SISSOKO Africa to
Appalachia: The Routes
of the Banjo - Jayme
Stone may be unfamiliar
to many, but he has
spent considerable time
mastering the art of the
5-string banjo. A
student of many, Tony
Trischka and Bela Fleck
are but two who have
spent time guiding Jayme
in the ways of modern
banjo. Stone has
released two previous
albums that display his
propensity for complex
arrangements and jazzy
fare. In early 2008,
Stone was awarded a Juno
- the Canadian
equivalent of a Grammy
Award - for Instrumental
Album of the Year. The
Ontario native's third
CD is even more organic
in nature as it is
closely tied to the
history of the banjo and
the African instruments
from which it developed.
Stone spent time last
year in Mali exploring
the roots of the
5-string banjo. The
result of the
relationships forged
overseas is Africa to
Appalachia, a dynamic
new project that
successfully blends
traditional African
sounds - kora,
percussion, ngoni, and
vocals - with the
fiddles and banjos of
the Appalachian region
of the southern U.S.
While on his musical
mecca to Africa, Stone
rarely let locals know
of his accolades and
recording career in
North America as he went
to immerse himself in
the high-spirited
soundscapes, the daily
life and the lore of
Africa. On Africa to
Appalachia, his
collaborative project
with Mansa Sissoko, a
griot singer and master
player of the kora (a
21-string African harp),
Stone and Sissoko blur
the lines of time and
location. Africa and
America come closer
together with the banjo
being the bridge. Africa
to Appalachia serves as
a beautiful introduction
to world music while
providing those already
attracted to African
music a new twist, that
being the unobtrusive
and natural
incorporation of the
fiddle and banjo into
the blend. For those who
love the banjo, the
album provides an
insight to where the
banjo has been, and
where it might again go
within parameters that
have not frequently been
explored.
New Dawn Earth Center
Sunday:
2pm - 4pm
Monday:
10am - Noon
Location:
New Dawn Earh Center
Denise Turcotte,
Director
401-333-1341
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Web
How old are these
trees? What stories
could they tell us?
Imagine what the land
was like 100 years ago,
what it will be 100
years from now! Discover
gifts of nature as you
hike through the woods
of Sisters of Mercy
property. Appropriate
for all ages.
New Dawn Earth Center
Saturday:
2pm - 3:30pm
Location:
New Dawn Earth Center
Denise Turcotte,
Director
401-333-1341
Email
Web
Families, come have
an afternoon “for the
birds”! Have
bird-brained adventures
as you hike looking for
our feathered friends.
Through an activity,
learn what makes bird’s
beaks and feet so
special. Even try to eat
like a bird.
New Dawn Earth Center
Saturday:
4:30pm - 6pm
Location:
New Dawn Earth Center
Denise Turcotte,
Director
401-333-1341
Email
Web
Hike around the
property, visiting
natural history in the
past and the present.
Learn about the history
of white pine, bluebirds
and peace garden and
discover surprises along
the way. Appropriate for
all ages.
New Dawn Earth Center
Monday:
1:30pm - 3pm
Location:
New Dawn Earth
Center
Denise Turcotte,
Director
401-333-1341
Email
Web
How old
is the RI state rock,
Cumberlandite compared
to our Earth? When was
the local limestone
formed? Take a walk
along a rope that
reveals the history of
our earth through rocks.
Reflect upon where we
are going and how we can
reduce our carbon
footprint. Appropriate
for ages 9 and older.
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Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment
begins on Rte. 126 in
Woonsocket, RI and heads
south through the towns
of Cumberland, Lincoln,
and Central Falls, RI.
(approximately 13
miles). In Ashton, RI,
the Bikeway follows the
route of the Blackstone
Canal for three miles,
mostly on top of the
historic towpath. While
at Ashton, visit the
Captain Wilbur Kelly
House Museum, a newly
opened museum and
visitor center adjacent
to the Bikeway that
offers free tours.
Interim on-road routes
stretch north to
Woonsocket, RI, home of
the Museum of Work and
Culture, and south to
Providence, RI. While in
Pawtucket, RI visit the
Slater Mill, the
Birthplace of the
American Industrial
Revolution and the
Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center. From
here, one can follow
city streets
into Providence to make
a connection with the
popular East Bay
Bike Path that travels
14.5 miles along
Narragansett Bay to the
historic waterfront
community of Bristol,
RI.
Ten Mile River
Watershed Council and
the East Providence
Historical Society
Monday:
11am - 2pm
Location:
Hunt Mills East
Providence
Keith Gonsalves,
President TMRWC
401.474.3813
Email
Web
A guided walk around
the Turner Reservoir,
hear about Central
Village, Bridgham Farm,
the plans for extensions
of the Turner Trail
Loop, see where the fish
ladders will be built.
You will also learn
about the proposed Ten
Mile River Blueway, a
water trail from East
Providence to Attleboro.
The walk will end at
historic Hunts Mill
where the Hunt house
(1750) will be open to
visitors. The Watershed
Council will have a
different mode of
transportation , with
free kayaks to try in
the waters above the
horseshoe dam. There
will be refreshments at
the end of the day so to
help us plan call or
email
KTGgroup@aol.com or
Keith 401.474.3813.
This is a walk not to
miss with the fall
colors and the beauty of
falls at Hunts Mill.
Hunt House
Museum
Saturday:
1pm - 4pm
Sunday:
1pm - 4pm
Monday:
1pm - after picnic
Location:
Hunt House Museum-Hunts
Mills Road in Rumford
off Rte 114A
Edna Anness, Curator
401-434-3347
Email
Web
Maps and a history of
the 1643 Ring of the
Green will
be distributed at the
Museum. It is a
self-guided tour in your
car around the original
Ring of the Green with
historic homes indicated
that were built on the
foundations of homes
that were standing there
before King Philip’s War
and before he had them
torched.
East Providence
Historical Society/R.I.
Blue Ways Alliance
Location:
Freedom Green (corner of
No. Broadway and Roger
Williams Ave., East
Providence)
Kris
Rose, President EPHS
401-434-5581
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Keith
Gonsalves, Pres. of 10
Mile River Assoc. will
reenact the last 7 miles
of Roger Williams Row to
Providence, R.I.
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Harley Farm
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
10am - 4pm
Monday:
10am - 4pm
Location: 1299
Putnam Pike, Glocester,
RI
401-710-9154
Web
Products: - Apples,
vegetables, pumpkins,
farm fresh eggs
Services: -
Pick-Your-Own Offering:
Hayrides, see farm and
farm animals
Snowhurst Farm
Saturday:
8:30am - 5pm
Sunday:
8:30am - 12pm
Location:
462 Chopmist Hill Road,
Chepachet, RI
(Glocester)
401-568-8900
Web
Farm Stand,
pick-your-own apples.
Harmony Farms
Saturday:
8am - 4pm
Sunday:
8am - 4pm
Location: 359
Saw Mill Road,
Glocester, RI
401-934-0741
Web
It’s apple picking
season. Although Harmony
Farms is a Pick Your Own
operation there is
always fresh picked
fruit available at the
stand during operating
hours.
Dorr Rebellion
Museum/Pettingill Mason
House
Monday:
12pm - 4pm
Location:
1043 Putnam Pike,
Chepachet
Edna Kent, Historian
401-568-8967
Web
A tour of the
Pettingill-Mason House.
The house played a role
in that military clash
in Chepachet. Recently
restored through the
efforts of the Glocester
Heritage Society, the
house is now used by the
Glocester Heritage
Society as a museum to
commemorate the Dorr
Rebellion as the
forerunner of the
enfranchisement movement
that has made America
the model of a
representative democracy
for the world.
Glocester Heritage
Society/Job Armstrong
Store
Sunday:
12pm - 2pm
Location:
1181 Main Street,
Chepachet
Edna Kent, Historian
401-568-8967
Web
Exhibits and
Phetteplace Scrapbooks.
The Society also sells
books, cards, note
paper, 1790 maps, cups,
shirts, bags, elephant
and Dorr Rebellion
items. Our famous
cookbook, “Taste of
Glocester,” is in its
6th printing.
Tavern on Main
Saturday:
11:30am - 9:30pm
Sunday:
11:30am - 9:30pm
Monday:
Closed
Location:
Tavern on Main, 1157
Putnam Pike, Chepachet,
RI 02814
David Lumnah, Owner
401-710-9788 Email
Web
No event
- Just Hearty Seasonal
Meals in a Colonial
setting - The Place of
the Dorr Rebellion - On
the old Stagecoach line,
2nd oldest tavern still
in operation in RI.
Brown & Hopkins Country
Store
Saturday:
10am to 5pm
Sunday:
10am to 5pm
Monday:
10am to 5pm
Location:
1179 Putnam Pike (Rte
44), Chepachet, RI Liz
McIntyre, Shopkeeper
401-568-4830
Email
Web
Brown &
Hopkins is housed in a 2
1/2 story post and beam,
clapboard building. It
has proudly been in
continuous operation for
199 years and features
over 3000 sq ft of new
and old merchandise.
This weekend will
showcase many of the New
England Gourmet
Specialties that are
carried, such as Cabot
Cheddar Cheese,
Stonewall Kitchen items,
and the best homemade
fudge America has to
offer!!! How about a
sample of Pumpkin
Fudge??? We’ll see you
soon!
Freewill Baptist Church
and Glocester Heritage
Society
Saturday: 1pm -
5pm
Location:
1213 Putnam Pike - Rte.
44, Village of
Chepachet, Town of
Glocester, 02814
Kathryn Steere,
President
401-568-3771
or 401-568-331-1253
Email
Web
Exhibits of the 18th
and 19th century
including many documents
as well as 19th century
photographs relating to
the Town of Glocester
and the Village of
Chepachet. Documents on
exhibit will include the
Emancipation of the Last
Slave held in Glocester,
the town meeting vote to
build the Town’s cattle
compound, a “call to
arms” when the British
occupied Newport during
the American Revolution,
the Federal Property Tax
Assessment of 1797,
legal document which
allows someone to be
whipped at the town
whipping post, town
meeting warrants and
documents related to the
Dorr Rebellion.
The Town Trader
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Monday:
10am - 5pm
Location: 1177
Putnam Pike Chepachet,
RI. 02814
Charlie & Eileen
Wilson, Owner
401-568-8800
Email
Website
The Town Trader is
located where the Putnam
Pike crosses the
Chepachet River. Route
44
A Family-owned Antique's
shop. We will have
printed brochures with
the history of our
building and I will be
on hand to answer any
questions.
Browse thru the
Antique’s, vintage
Items, Collectables &
treasures from the past
Located in a 1690's
trading post featuring
hand-hewn beams, flue
less Beehive brick
fireplace that is in the
center is the oldest
part of the building.
The structure is the
oldest in the village.
Also know as the (Lydia
Slocum House C.1780) .
It was the birthplace of
Rhode Island Attorney
General Ziba Slocum.
Also it was the home of
Charles Carlton,
Spanish-American War
veteran. Chepachet
Village Historic
District is listed on
the National Register of
Historic Properties
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Valentine
Whitman House
Saturday:
12pm - 4pm
Location:
1147 Great Road,
Lincoln, RI
Patricia Choiniere
401-334-2182 pattic14@aim.com
Tour of Whitman’s
home, one of a few
surviving “stone-end”
houses built in the 17th
century. Whitman was a
friend of Roger
Williams, founder of
Rhode Island. The first
town meeting of old
Smithfield, which
included Lincoln, was
held in this house in
1730.
Chase Farm/Town of
Lincoln
Saturday: Dawn
to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
669 Great Road, Lincoln,
RI 02865
Web
This 118-acre dairy
farm was active for a
century until 1965. Now
preserved as a green
space it is used for a
number of activities
such as summer concerts.
Also on site is a
butterfly garden. Park
open from dawn to dusk
Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment
begins on Rte. 126 in
Woonsocket, RI and heads
south through the towns
of Cumberland, Lincoln,
and Central Falls, RI.
(approximately 13
miles). In Ashton, RI,
the Bikeway follows the
route of the Blackstone
Canal for three miles,
mostly on top of the
historic towpath. While
at Ashton, visit the
Captain Wilbur Kelly
House Museum, a newly
opened museum and
visitor center adjacent
to the Bikeway that
offers free tours.
Interim on-road routes
stretch north to
Woonsocket, RI, home of
the Museum of Work and
Culture, and south to
Providence, RI. While in
Pawtucket, RI visit the
Slater Mill, the
Birthplace of the
American Industrial
Revolution and the
Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center. From
here, one can follow
city streets
into Providence to make
a connection with the
popular East Bay
Bikepath that travels
14.5 miles along
Narragansett Bay to the
historic waterfront
community of Bristol,
RI.
Lincoln Woods State Park
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Lincoln Woods State Park
401-723-7892 Web
This 627-acre park is
located just outside of
Providence. It includes
all of Olney Pond and
offers facilities used
by thousand of visitors
each year for
picnicking, boating,
baseball, freshwater,
swimming, fishing,
horseback riding and
hiking. It is also very
popular for jogging and
walking.
Sunset Stables
Saturday:
9am - 5pm
Sunday:
9am - 5pm
Monday:
9am - 5pm
Location:
1 Twin River Road,
Lincoln, RI
401-722-3033 Email Web
Horseback riding
through beautiful
Lincoln Woods 7 days a
week all year long. as
well as a full
equestrian lesson
program for the Western
and English rider.
Experience scenic trail
rides through 600 acres
of gorgeous Lincoln
Woods State Park
providing an enjoyable
outdoor experience for
the whole family.
Arnold House
Sunday:
11am - 4pm
Location:
487 Great Road Lincoln,
RI 02865
Adam Lowe, Education
Program Coordinator
401-295-1030
Email
Web
Come an explore the
1693 Arnold House, is a
rare survival of a Rhode
Island building type,
the stone-ender. Guided
tours available at no
cost. The Arnold House,
built in 1693, opens its
doors for Footsteps in
History. Families,
children, and history
buffs will enjoy
visiting this rare
“stone-ender” house,
part of the heritage of
Great Road.
Hannaway Blacksmith Shop
Saturday:
9am - 12 noon
Location:
667 Great Road, Chase
Farm Park
Kathy Hartley,
Pres./Friends of
Hearthside
401-726-0597
Email
Web
Visit an original
blacksmith shop where
the sound of the anvil
and smell of hot coal
fill the air as smithys
work at the forge. Watch
as the blacksmith
creates implements
formed from hot steel.
This 1850 blacksmith
shops located in the
picturesque setting of
Chase Farm Park on
historic Great Road.
Free admission but
donations welcomed.
Captain Wilbur
Kelly House Museum
Saturday:
9am - 4pm
Sunday:
9am - 4pm
Monday:
9am - 4 pm
Location:
Lower River Road,
Lincoln, RI 02865 -
Village of Quinnville
Albert Klyberg,
Curator/Season Ranger
401-333-0295
Email
Web
Tour of Kelly House
Museum that focuses on
the transportation
history of the
Blackstone Valley; Mill
life in Ashton,
Biographical info about
Captain Wilbur Kelly;
and his role in the Blackstone Canal and
Lonsdale Company.
Friends of
Hearthside
Sunday:
5pm - 7pm
Location:
677 Great Road, Lincoln,
RI
Kathy Hartley,
President
401-726-0597,
Email
Web
In 1810, Stephen
Hopkins Smith built a
stone manor for his lady
using $40,000 in
winnings from a lottery,
hoping she would marry
him. She rejected the
house and he never
married. Hearthside is
quite unique and is
listed on the National
Register of Historic
Places. On Oct. 12th,
this lovely house museum
will be open for touring
by candlelight. Docents
in period costume will
provide a full 45 minute
tour of the 10 room
home. Numerous antique
furnishings and
artifacts make it
enjoyable for all ages.
Among the items featured
are an Edison
phonograph, hand painted
photographs by David
Davidson, spinning
wheels, antique piano,
and vintage attire
including mourning
dresses and Civil War
and Victorian era
dresses. Admission is
$3.00 each; under 10
free.
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Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery
Saturday:
8am - 7pm
Sunday: 8am
- 4pm
Monday: 8am
- 7pm
Location:
200 Woonsocket Hill
Road, North Smithfield, RI
02896
401-767-3014
Email
Web
A Day at Wright’s Dairy
Farm. Our farm is a real
working dairy farm that has
been servicing the community
for over 100 years. We start
our day at 4 a.m. feeding,
cleaning and milking 130
holstein cows and a typical
day would also include some
type of fieldwork - planning
the crops, plowing,
fertilizing, planting,
harvesting or repair and
maintenance to buildings and
equipment is another endless
task. We begin baking at 4
a.m. an array of muffins,
cream pastries and ordered
birthday cakes. At 2:30 we
feed, clean and milk cows
for the second time. Store
opens at 8 a.m. Visitors are
always welcome to view
milkings. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Hi on
a Hill Herb Farm & Gardens
Saturday: 12pm - 5pm
Sunday: 12pm - 5pm
Monday: 12pm - 5pm
Location:
826 Old Smithfield
Road, Lincoln, RI 02865
401-766-1408 Email
Web
Small seventh generation
family farm specializing in
herbs and land/wildlife
conservation management.
Within the borders of quaint
fences, bedrock and glacial
boulders are herbal theme
gardens, a water garden and
the herb/potting shed. In
the shed are herbs drying
from the rafters and a
variety of herbal and “dried
everlastings” arrangements.
Classes are offered in dried
herb arrangement making
beginning in autumn.
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Slater Park/City of
Pawtucket
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Slater
Memorial Park Newport
Avenue/Route 1A
Pawtucket, RI
401-728-2420 Email
The park has full
recreational facilities.
Free Admission, grill,
lake access, picnic
area, restroom,
telephone, art gallery,
spectator sports,
ballfield, basketball,
freshwater fishing,
horseshoe pits, lake or
river access,
playground,
rollerskating, tennis
court, bike trail,
hiking trail, jogging
trail Also, offers a
three-mile bike trail
from Armistice Boulevard
to the Ten Mile River
area to Kimberly Rock
Athletic Complex in
Rumford.
Looff
Carousel Rides
Slater Park/City of
Pawtucket
Saturday:
11am - 5pm
Sunday:
11am - 5pm
Monday:
11am - 5pm
Location:
Slater
Memorial Park Newport
Avenue/Route 1A
Pawtucket, RI
401-728-2420 Email Web
The Looff Carousel
was built in 1895 by
Charles I.D. Looff. This
is a stationary carousel
(the "jumping" mechanism
wasn't invented until
1888). What this
carousel lacks in
motion, it makes up for
in speed (considered the
fastest Looff made).
Originally at Lee
Funland in upstate NY,
it was moved here in
1910. The carousel
closed in 1967 and the
city put the carousel up
for sale in 1971.
Miraculously, it was
saved through community
efforts and fully
restored and reopened in
1979. It is listed on
the National Register of
Historic Places. This
carousel has three rows
with 42 horses, three
dogs, one camel, one
giraffe, one lion and
two chariots. The horses
have horsehair tails and
many have detailed
blanket rolls. It also
features a band organ
from 1910.
Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council
Saturday:
9am to 4pm
Sunday:
9am to 4pm
Monday:
9am to 4pm
Location:
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI
02860
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The Visitor Center,
ninety-seat theater
offers a compelling
twenty-mintue film
retracing the area’s
mill history and its
impact on development of
the Blackstone River
Valley. Visitor
services, gallery, gift
shop and exhibits.
Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment
begins on Rte. 126 in
Woonsocket, RI and heads
south through the towns
of Cumberland, Lincoln,
and Central Falls, RI.
(approximately 13
miles). In Ashton, RI,
the Bikeway follows the
route of the Blackstone
Canal for three miles,
mostly on top of the
historic towpath. While
at Ashton, visit the
Captain Wilbur Kelly
House Museum, a newly
opened museum and
visitor center adjacent
to the Bikeway that
offers free tours.
Interim on-road routes
stretch north to
Woonsocket, RI, home of
the Museum of Work and
Culture, and south to
Providence, RI. While in
Pawtucket, RI visit the
Slater Mill, the
Birthplace of the
American Industrial
Revolution and the
Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center. From
here, one can follow
city streets
into Providence to make
a connection with the
popular East Bay
Bikepath that travels
14.5 miles along
Narragansett Bay to the
historic waterfront
community of Bristol,
RI.
Slater Mill Historic
Site
Saturday:
10am to 4pm
Sunday:
10 am to 4pm
Monday:
10 am to 4pm
Location: 67
Roosevelt Avenue,
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Richard
Danforth, Education
Coordinator
(401)
725 - 8638 Ex.102
Email1
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Web
Experience the
birthplace of the
Industrialization of
America! Come see
vintage textile
machinery, an early
colonial home, and
garden, and more along
the Blackstone River in
downtown Pawtucket. With
commentary from costumed
interpreters, learn
about the entrepreneurs,
child workers,
immigrants and artisans
who helped America
succeed after declaring
its independence. Try
weaving or spinning
while on tour. Sign up
for fiber arts classes
being held in the
Community Guild Studios,
Rhode Island’s first
fiber arts center, here
at the Mill!
Rhode Island Watercolor
Society
Saturday:
10am - 4pm
Sunday:
1pm - 5pm
Monday:
closed
Location:
J.C.Potter Casino,
Slater Park, Pawtucket,
RI 02860
Mary Lou Moore,
Gallery Director
401-726-1876
Email Website
71 watercolor
paintings chosen from
265 entries from across
the U.S. With $4000 in
awards, this is our best
show of the year.
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Rhode Island Historical
Society
Saturday:
11am
Location:
John Brown House, 52
Power Street, Providence
401-273-7507 Web
This 90 minute walk
begins at the John Brown
House Museum, 52 Power
Street, Providence. Free
parking is available in
our lot at the corner of
Charlesfield and Benefit
Streets. Tickets:
Adults, $12; Seniors and
RIHS Members, $10
Children 12 and under,
$6 Combination Tickets:
A SummerWalks tour and
admission to the John
Brown House Museum:
$16/person
Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment
begins on Rte. 126 in
Woonsocket, RI and heads
south through the towns
of Cumberland, Lincoln,
and Central Falls, RI.
(approximately 13
miles). In Ashton, RI,
the Bikeway follows the
route of the Blackstone
Canal for three miles,
mostly on top of the
historic towpath. While
at Ashton, visit the
Captain Wilbur Kelly
House Museum, a newly
opened museum and
visitor center adjacent
to the Bikeway that
offers free tours.
Interim on-road routes
stretch north to
Woonsocket, RI, home of
the Museum of Work and
Culture, and south to
Providence, RI. While in
Pawtucket, RI visit the
Slater Mill, the
Birthplace of the
American Industrial
Revolution and the
Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center. From
here, one can follow
city streets
into Providence to make
a connection with the
popular East Bay
Bikepath that travels
14.5 miles along
Narragansett Bay to the
historic waterfront
community of Bristol,
RI.
RISD Museum
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
Location: 224
Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02906
401-454-6500 Web
The RISD Museum
houses over 80,000 works
of art, ranging from
ancient Greek and Roman
sculpture to French
Impressionist paintings,
from Chinese stone and
terracotta sculpture to
contemporary art in
every medium, including
textiles, ceramics,
glass and furniture. It
also serves the general
public with a full
schedule of special
exhibitions, lectures,
tours, concerts and
other programs. The
Museum’s collection is
displayed in 45
galleries on three
floors, tracing the
history of art from
antiquity to the 21st
century.
Roger Williams National
Memorial
Saturday:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Sunday:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Monday:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
282 North Main Street,
Providence, RI 02903
Sparkle Bryant, Park
Ranger
401-521-7266 Email
Web
Visitor Center will
be open from 9:00am -
4:30pm.
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Smith Appleby House
Museum
Monday:
10am - 4pm
Location:
220 Stillwater Road,
Smithfield, RI 02917
Maggie
Botelho, Volunteer
401 231-7363 Email
Web
This 12 room,
Colonial era house
museum will be open to
the public for tours.
Visitors will learn
about the Smith and
Appleby families, and
what life was like many
years ago.
Jaswell’s Farm
Weather permitting.
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
10am - 5pm
(hayrides 1-4pm)
Monday:
10am - 5pm (hayrides
1-4pm)
Location:
50 Swan Road,
Smithfield, RI 02917
401-231-9043
Email
Web
Located in the heart
of “apple valley” in the
beautiful and historic
town of Smithfield,
Rhode Island, Jaswell’s
Farm is owned and
operated by the fourth
generation of the
Jaswell Family. Our
Farmstand and bakery
offers variety of fresh
and unique products
throughout our
season. Seasonal Native
Produce for Early Fall
Apple Cider - fresh
pressed and pasteurized
Apples - many varieties
available assorted
summer fruits and
vegetables - fresh from
our garden to your table
Candy Apples - candy,
caramel, chocolate &
caramel, and gourmet
available Concord Grapes
- a fall favorite with a
short season Pumpkins -
sugar (great for baking)
and jack-o-lanterns for
carving.
Apple Picking
Appleland Orchard
Saturday:
9 am - 5 pm
Sunday:
9 am - 5 pm
Monday:
9 am - 5 pm
Location: 153
Smith Ave. Smithfield,
RI 02917
401-949-3690
Pickp-you-own
apples and pumpkins.
Enjoy delicious cider
and wine, homemade pies
and gourmet chocolate
apples!
Audubon Society of Rhode
Island
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location:
1443 Providence Pike -
Rte. 5
401-949-5454 Email
Web
202 Acres of
hardwoods and pines
bordering the head water
ponds and streams of the
Woonasquatucket River.
Migrating warblers,
turkeys, deer and other
wildlife of field, pond,
and woodlands. Wonderful
scenery and pleasant
hiking opportunities.
For directions and trail
map visit
www.asri.org
Smithfield Union Meeting
House
Sunday:
2pm to 4pm
Location:
60 Branch Pike,
Smithfield
Robert
Billington, President
401-569-3244 Email
First
time open for tours.
Undergoing restoration.
An 1860’s
non-denominational
one-room meeting house.
Share the history you
know about this meeting
house.
Audubon Society
of Rhode Island
Saturday:
2pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Powder Mill
Ledges Wildlife Refuge
Kim Calcagno, Refuge
Manager
401-949-5454
Email
Web
Long ago the land of
Powder Mill Ledges was a
farm with a tavern on
the old turnpike where
travelers met at tables
lit by candles and a big
fire hearth. We don’t
have a hearth, but we
can make our own
hand-dipped candles the
old fashioned way. We
will discuss the use of
beeswax and bayberry in
old-time candles and
each participant will
create their own
hand-dipped candle to
take home.
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Riverzedge Arts Project
Saturday: noon - 4pm
Sunday: noon - 4pm
Monday: 9am - 6pm
Location: 68 South Main Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 - rear
Brad Fesmire, Program Director
401-767-2100 Email Web
Come in an see our art studio where all the products, designs and fine art work is created by Northern R.I. teens. Visit our gallery, and our silkscreen, digital photography, graphic and painting studios to view and or purchase high quality products created by teens in the program.
St Ann Arts Cultural Center
Saturday:
12pm - 5pm
Sunday:
12pm - 5pm
Monday:
12pm - 5pm
Location:
84 Cumberland Street Woonsocket, RI 02895
Wally Rathbun, Chairman of the Board of Directors
401-356-0713 Email Web
Guided tours of the fresco gallery, slide show presentations and interesting stories.
Stadium Theatre for the Performing ArtsMonday:
8:30 pm
Location:
2 Monument Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-762-4545 Email Web
Colin Quinn joins The Killers of Comedy Tour featuring cast and regulars from The Howard Stern Show … including Reverend Bob Levy, Shuli, Yucko the Clown, and Beetlejuice … Hosted by Mike Morse. “Meet & Greet” tickets are available and include Orchestra Select Seating (first 7 rows) and a 30 minute meet & greet with the cast! *contains adult content/language
Autumnfest Festival
Saturday:
10am to 9:30pm
Sunday:
10am to 9:30pm
Monday:
10am to 6:15pm
Location:
WWII Memorial State Park, Social Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-769-6550 Web
International Food Court, Kidfest, Gigantic Midway, Spectacular Fireworks Consumer Showcase, Arts & Crafts Entertainment all weekend, Beer Garden with entertainment, 3 Hour Parade.
Oak Hill Historic Site
Saturday:
12 - 4 pm
Sunday:
12 - 4 pm
Monday:
12 - 4 pm
Location:
204 Rathbun Street Woonsocket, RI 02895
Elizabeth Vange, Multimedia specialist
401. 769.1605 Email
Oak Hill honors the lives of Rhode Island’s leading abolitionists, Civil War heroes, writers and manufacturers. Come join us for “WANDERLUST PLUS”: featuring global treks and world adventures of Woonsocketers, past-present. This interactive exhibit features images/travelogues from Paris, Liverpool and Heidelburg to Tierra del Fuego, Cambodia, Cairo, Istanbul, Yokohama and Lima, Peru. & offers insights on how local residents have traveled the planet in search of fortune and freedoms. DVD and nature walks hourly, amid 17 acres of monuments and scape.
Blackstone River Bikeway
Saturday:
Dawn to Dusk
Sunday:
Dawn to Dusk
Monday:
Dawn to Dusk
Location: Various
Lorraine Provencher
401-724-2200 Email Web
The completed segment begins on Rte. 126 in Woonsocket, RI and heads south through the towns of Cumberland, Lincoln, and Central Falls, RI. (approximately 13 miles). In Ashton, RI, the Bikeway follows the route of the Blackstone Canal for three miles, mostly on top of the historic towpath. While at Ashton, visit the Captain Wilbur Kelly House Museum, a newly opened museum and visitor center adjacent to the Bikeway that offers free tours. Interim on-road routes stretch north to Woonsocket, RI, home of the Museum of Work and Culture, and south to Providence, RI. While in Pawtucket, RI visit the Slater Mill, the Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution and the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center. From here, one can follow city streets into Providence to make a connection with the popular East Bay Bikepath that travels 14.5 miles along Narragansett Bay to the historic waterfront community of Bristol, RI.
Woonsocket Historical Society
Saturday:
11am - 3pm
Sunday:
11am - 4pm
Location:
42 South Main St. Garden Level, Woonsocket, RI 02895
Priscilla Marchand, Treasurer
401-356-0067 Email
Museum of Work & Culture
Saturday:
10am - 5pm
Sunday:
1pm - 5pm
Monday:
9:30 am - 4:30pm
Location:
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895
Irene Blais
401.769-9675 Email Web
An interactive Museum operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society that presents the compelling story of the French Canadians who left the farms of Quebec for the factories of the New England area. It showcases the remarkable story of a people's preservation of their faith, language and customs and their acculturation into the working class of America. the Museum's intriguing exhibits recreate the unique Woonsocket experience while also telling a national story of hope, struggle and perseverance.
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