PORTSMOUTH After hiking most of the winter on Rhode Island’s mainland, I traveled to Aquidneck Island to explore a different landscape. I was not disappointed by the beautiful scenery and the history.
The Gentleman Farms owned in the late 1800s by the Vanderbilt, Taylor and Barstow families stretched as far as the eye could see and down gentle, green slopes to the Sakonnet River.
The stone walls, farm lanes, cart paths, sweeping fields and other evidence of the land’s rich past are still visible while walking the Sakonnet Greenway Trail.
The greenway includes 10 miles of public trails that loop through woods, pastures and marshland and around a golf course, soccer fields and still-active farms.
The 5 best spots to take kids sledding in RI
Seth Chitwood
PROVIDENCE Rhode Island is covered in snow and more is surely on the way. Time to grab that sled and embrace the weather with some speed.
According to Outdoortroop.com, you only need 2 to 4 inches of snow and temperatures around 30 degrees for perfect sledding conditions.
“Nothing is worse than wiping out on a sledding hill that is as hard as concrete,” writes Geoff Southworth.
Packed snow also makes for a better ride. If the snow is more than 6 inches deep, repeated sledding will pack the powder and allow you to go faster and farther.