Take a step back in time. Visit the authentically restored and furnished 1750 home of the Stuart family and learn about the life of one of America’s best-known portraitists, Gilbert Stuart. (Curated content from gilbertstuartmuseum.org)
Located by the bay on the ancestral homeland of the Narragansett People, Casey Farm once produced food for local and coastal markets and was one of many plantations tied to slavery. Today, farm managers raise organically grown produce for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and the seasonal Casey Farm Market. Choose from a wide range of farm-based education programs. Tour the farmyard to visit the animals, the cemetery where generations of Caseys are memorialized, and the farm house museum gallery featuring family portraits and cultural objects representing all the people of this land. (Curated content from www.historicnewengland.org)
The Ski Area is operational early December through late March and the Snow Tubing Park opens later into December through March. We make our own winter happen at Yawgoo with 100% snow-making. Our Water Park operates mid-June through Labor day for those hot Rhode Island Summer days! (Curated content from yawgoo.com)
Our professionally designed golf course, located in South County Rhode Island guarantees that it will be enjoyed by any golfer, no matter their skill. This 9-hole, par-3 golf course has multiple bent grass tee boxes for any skill. Our bent greens provide the "true roll" which all golfers come to demand and respect in a golf course. In addition to great greens and fairways, there are strategically placed bunkers situated all over. (Curated content from therosehillgolfclub.com)
Beach run by YMCA, providing seasonal life guards, first aid, restrooms, and parking attendant. Home of Bandstand, Community Center, Beechwood Senior Center, Wickford Art Assoc.Gallery and North Kingstown Independence Day Fireworks. (Curated content from www.northkingstownri.gov)
For millennia, Indigenous people lived well on Conanicut Island, using controlled burning to clear the land for hunting and cultivation. European colonizers sought the resulting grasslands for their animals. After 1657, the land was owned by three governors and worked by enslaved people and tenant farmers. In 1789, Job Watson purchased the farm that would be passed down through five generations. Today, this 265-acre working farm is managed using innovative, sustainable practices that continue the tradition of pastoral husbandry, raising heritage Red Devon cattle and multi-colored sheep. Explore this 265-acre property, which today is a sustainable working farm. (Curated content from www.historicnewengland.org)
Founded in 1892, South County's oldest museum houses more than 15,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the world. Changing exhibits in the period Southwest Mission-style gallery explore two million years of world culture...and more! (Curated content from peacedalemuseum.org)
Come visit the South County Museum, where Rhode Island’s coastal legacy has been celebrated since 1933. Here you can explore a rich heritage of the local rural and coastal life. Our beautiful eight-acre campus is located on a 174-acre town park that was once the 19th-century estate of Rhode Island’s Civil War-era governor and postwar senator, William Sprague IV.
(Curated content from www.southcountymuseum.org)
Picturesque streets, one-of-a-kind shops, and restaurants nestled among Colonial and Federal-period homes – Wickford Village is the hidden gem of Rhode Island.
Explore galleries, antique shops, and boutique stores as boats float past in the harbor. Relax at a waterfront cafe or restaurant. Take a carriage ride down Main Street, or rent a paddleboard or kayak to reconnect with nature. (Curated content from wickfordvillage.org)
Paddling is great exercise, offers an escape from the stresses of daily life, allows you to see the world from a different vantage point, and is just plain fun. Our on-water programs offer an array of possibilities for everyone to get involved in the sport. Whether you rent a kayak for a few hours, join a guided tour or participate in an instructional program, our goal is to make it a memorable day on the water. (Curated content from www.kayakcentre.com)