Molly O’Neill recently loaned the Historical Society a canvas bag she purchased as a young girl at the Ragged Sailor. Upon personally delivering the bag, which will be highlighted in
For nearly two decades one of the grand hotels of Block Island sat empty. All the while, the Surf Hotel (known today as the Block Island Beach House) was exposed to 17 winters of wind, snow and nor’easters. After the incredible, busy summer seasons.