Bowling at CW Lanes & Games is family fun at its best. It's a great way to spend some quality time everyone will enjoy. Bowling, combined with video games, food and beverages - there's something fun for everyone. Grab your family or call a few good friends and get into the good times at CW Lanes & Games. (Curated content from www.cwtheaters.com)
The Museum of Work & Culture presents the compelling story of immigrants who came to find a better life in the mill towns along the Blackstone River. Visitors recreate this journey, beginning in a Quebecois farmhouse before making their way to the workday world of Woonsocket at the turn of the century. Guests explore the lives of immigrants at home, work, and school through nine immersive exhibits. (Curated content from www.rihs.org)
We are a small, relaxed, family run winery with grape and fruit wines. Our hours may change around holidays, it is best to check our facebook posts or call around these times for details. You can purchase wine to drink here by the glass or bottle. We have a large outdoor area for relaxing and a covered front porch with extra seating. In the winter we have an indoor room for sitting and the front porch is enclosed and has heaters. (Curated content from www.diamondhillvineyards.com)
Expecting the same old bowling experience? Think again! We provide good times and fond memories. Take your birthday bowling. Let us host your next big event. Bowling makes everything more fun. (Curated content from walnuthillbowl.com)
The Smith-Appleby House dates to 1702. This delicately restored and furnished farm house features beautiful cabinet work, stenciled walls, and other intriguing architectural details. A unique feature is the smoke room on the second floor — serviced by the huge fireplace in the keeping room. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places and has received the “Footprints in History” Award from the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. (Curated content from smithapplebyhouse.org)
Nestled between routes 146 and routes 123 , Lincoln Woods State Park is one of Blackstone Valley's great treasures. A short ride from Providence, Pawtucket, and Cumberland, it is a popular get away for northeastern Rhode Islanders. Visitors can enjoy swimming at the fresh water beach, trout fishing, playing ball, hiking, jogging, horseback riding, or just relaxing under a shade tree. (Curated content from www.riparks.com)
Named in honor of the father of the American Industrial Revolution, Samuel Slater, this 40-foot canal boat is the only one of its kind in nearby American waters. The boat is a reminder of the two decades (from 1828 – 1848), when canal boats were a common sight on the Blackstone River and the nearby Blackstone Canal. (Curated content from www.rivertourblackstone.com)
Old Slater Mill Association was founded in 1921 to preserve and restore the mill. The site became a tourist destination. Old Slater Mill Association renovated and restored the building in 1923. The mill was restored to its 1835 appearance. Today you can visit the mill to learn more about its place in American History. (Curated content from www.nps.gov)
Pomham Rocks is the name for a small, half acre island located on the Providence River about 800 feet from the shore in the Riverside section of East Providence Rhode Island. Pomham Rocks was selected as the site for a navigational aid due to an increase in shipping traffic heading towards Providence in the first half of the nineteenth century. (Curated content from www.pomhamrockslighthouse.org)
The Slater Mill Historic Site offers visitors a unique opportunity to see how the Blackstone River Valley was transformed from a series of small farming and milling communities into one the nineteenth century's great industrial centers. The site contains three buildings - the Sylvus Brown House (1758), the Slater Mill (1793) and the Wilkinson Mill (1810) - which illustrate the progression of textile manufacturing from a hand craft to large scale industrial enterprise. (Curated content from www.woonsocket.org)