7/21/2021
Something for everyone at Pawtucket’s Slater Park
The Friendship Garden at Slater Park, dedicated in 1934, is a free-growing garden located across the street from the bandstand at the far end of the pond and features several of these wooden bridges. (Breeze photos by Melanie Thibeault)
The Breeze will be highlighting a number of local destinations this summer to encourage readers to explore the Blackstone Valley. This week is the second installment, featuring Slater Park. We hope you enjoy it.
PAWTUCKET – From sports and leisure activities to taking a spin on the historic carousel or visiting some barnyard animals, there’s no lack of ways to fill your day with a visit to Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket.
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On Saturday, May 8, Pawtucket-based TEN31 Productions will host a magical afternoon at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1 Floral Ave. in Providence, with their Wonderland in the Gardens event featuring live-action “Alice in Wonderland” characters based on Sir John Tenniel’s original sketches from the 1865 edition. From 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. people are invited to this family-friendly event to see talking characters including the Chesire Cat, Alice, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, and more.
“It’s going to be a walk-through experience, so you get to enjoy the garden,” Joe Pari, co-founder of TEN31 Productions, told The Breeze. “Many people don’t know there’s a rose maze at the back of the Botanical Center. The Red Queen will be there doting on her roses.” While it will be fun for the children, “it’s still going to be really cool for adults,” Pari said. “The costuming is really beautiful.”
2/23/2021
Slater Park gets new ‘Airbnb-ee’
Abby Schwab, of Pawtucket, with one of the pollinator boxes she made for Slater Park as part of her Eagle Scout project.
Eagle Scout Schwab creates pollinator boxes for endangered bees
PAWTUCKET – In an effort to help endangered bee populations, 18-year-old Abby Schwab built and installed three “bee hotels” at Slater Park this winter, working with the Pawtucket Parks and Recreation Department.
A member of Troop 1846 Attleboro, Schwab, of Pawtucket, completed the project and achieved the status of Eagle Scout, making history as a member of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America’s first female Eagle Scout class. She’s among only a handful of young women across the U.S. to make up the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts, according to a release. Becoming an Eagle Scout, Schwab told The Breeze, “is special to me because scouting has been in my family for a long time.” She added that she’s proud to make hist