What makes me qualified to rank all 13 Audubon Wildlife Refuges in Rhode Island? Nothing — except I’m one of very few people to have visited them all.
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Rhode Trip! A few fun winter weekend activities in Rhode Island
Read moreRhode Island winter got you down? Here are a few ways to get out of the house and have fun on a budget when it’s cold outside.
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Four years in Rhode Island
Read moreWas it the end of a honeymoon phase? Was it pandemic languishing? Whatever the reason, my love for Rhode Island faded in 2021.
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Three years in Rhode Island
Read more2020: The year that forced many of us to find joy in stillness. And, improbably, the year I finally fell in love with Rhode Island.
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No car, no problem: Exploring Acadia National Park by bike
Read moreAcadia National Park’s huge network of crushed-stone bike trails makes it easy to go carless in Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
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Rhode Trip! A DIY public art bike tour of Jamestown
Read moreI created a DIY public art bike tour of Jamestown, an island community whose scenic beaches feature in the film “Moonrise Kingdom.”
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Rhode Trip! Leaf-peeping in rural Rhode Island
Read moreOn a leaf-peeping tour of rural Rhode Island, my husband and I discovered some of the best autumn scenery in the Ocean State.
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Finding joy in stillness: Our long weekend in Sorrento, Maine
Read moreAn internet-free few days in America’s Vacationland was my unexpected highlight of 2019.
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Two wheels, one island: A day of biking on Nantucket
Read moreFor all their differences, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have a major shared strength: great bike trails.
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Sun, sand and sweat: Exploring Martha’s Vineyard by bike
Read moreThis island has a way of easing troubles and slowing time, even when crowds descend on the Fourth of July.