Eastport to Block Island: completing the forecast loop 7/24/10 — For years, ever since I was old enough to appreciate radio (around 1949, assuming that a two-year-old can appreciate anything) and television (which came into the household when I was 13...
Gardening Times: 7/24/10 Wouldn’t it be great if weather were predictable with regard to the seasonal progress, rainfall and temperature? I guess that is what makes gardening such a rewarding activity — adjusting one’s ac...
Island Notes: Halfway home 7/24/10 — Toward the end of daylight, in the sunset that slams shut a short winter afternoon or stretches a long summer evening, the two houses just north of the Scotch Beach entrance stand, as I ...
The Fishing Report: Fire Department fishing tourney this weekend 07/17/10 – The fishing around Block Island is going off. Plenty of bass and bluefish to keep anglers busy from both boat and beach. This weekend is the 6th Annual Block Island Volunteer Fir...
Island Notes: Egret on the Ocean 07/17/10 – Last summer it rained. The winter came early and lasted long, the spring was a great flood that put the entire state in a federally declared disaster zone. Daffodils, denied warm...
In Case you Haven't Heard About town Young visitors on Block Island this summer who are from other countries are cordially invited to take part in the English as a Second Language ( ESL ) program at the Island Free Library...
Island Notes: Good Night Air 7/10/10 — There is virtually no wind and although the temperature is a solid 20 degrees lower than it was yesterday afternoon the humidity has soared. It was lovely as the sun set, a heavy, unifyi...
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This Week in History - July 17, 1941: Big message on a little postcard
