Thursday, August 18, 2011
Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a 30- or 60-minute drive from your home.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Are you ready to take a "staycation", right here in Lil' Rhody? We've got plenty ideas to keep every member of your family happy and entertained. There really are a lot of things to do in this little state of ours, you just need to know where to find them. Here is one of my favorite local getaway spots: 45-Minute Drive: Block Island Block Island is located in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 13 miles south of the coast of Rhode Island and is separated from the mainland by the Block Island Sound. Visitors to BI can get there quickly and affordably by taking either the traditional ferry or the new hi-speed ferry from a number of points in the area, the most popular being Point Judith or as many know it, Galilee. There is so much to do on the…
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. Drive 15 minutes down the road and enjoy a night at McCoy Stadium.
Just 15 minutes from Attleboro, McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI offers an inexpensive alternative to Fenway Park for families and baseball fans. Tickets for the games range from $5 for seniors and children, to $11 for box seats. General admission tickets cost $7. If you get hungry at the game the stadium has a variety of foods to choose from including the traditional ballpark staples of hot dogs, peanuts and beer to more local favorites like doughboys and Del’s Frozen Lemonade. The atmosphere is family friendly at McCoy with the teams’ polar bear mascot Paws around to entertain and take photos with young fans. The ballpark also features an iParty Kids Zone with pitching and batting games for kids to play. The stadium DJ seems to know what …
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a 15-, 30- or 60-minute drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique sto
Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a 15-, 30- or 60-minute drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip. First stop: Purgatory Chasm Purgatory Chasm, located about 30 minutes outside of Woonsocket is as dangerous as it is stunning. This is not a place to bring your very young children (unless you plan to carry them) or sandals. The chasm is a quarter mile long gap in the middle of the Massachusetts woods, hemmed in by granite walls reaching up to 70 feet high and littered with giant rocks that makes visitors feel as if they're stuck in a gravel driveway version of "Honey I …
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Did you know your town offers places to sample all the tastes of the world? The Saturday Patch Passport is a complete list of places to eat in your town organized by international flavor.
Do you want to get out of the kitchen, but are bored of the same old places you always go to? Want some fresh ideas for tasty meals? Then the Patch Passport can help. We have assembled a list of local places with international flavors. Try one out and let us know what you think. Bon Appetit! African: Chinese: Cuban: Indian: Italian: Mexican Thai:
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Friday Patch Passport shows you where you can find trinkets in your town. Get out and explore the unique local shops and all they have to offer.
While Woonsocket has an abundance of rummage sales and collectible shops, each filled with its own unique treasures, for the antiquer that appreciates the hunt and the rush of finding a true bargain, Nana's Attic is a must-see. As the name implies, the store is a paradise for the curious with trinkets and oddities covering nearly every square inch of spare space. Cranberry glassware stands atop an antique shelf stacked with books, statues, and various trinkets. A beautiful oak bench is buried beneath a pile of pillows, fabric, and other odds and ends. Even from the outside, the store is inviting, with the appearance of a cozy country shop. Jean, the owner, is equally warm and friendly and willing to help her guests in their search for …
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Nana's Attic
397 Cass Ave, Woonsocket, RI
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Thursday Patch Passport shows you a Little Bit of Paradise. This is a local place where you can feel like you are a million miles away from the daily stress of life, without having to go far from home. Come along and relax...
Owner Deborah J. Lefort knows that her business, Sacred Hands Massage and Wellness Center, isn't just the best place in Woonsocket for affordable spa services, its the only game in town for a chemical-free personalized relaxation experience. Lefort opened the center in 2006, bringing with her clientele from a previous shop in Massachusetts. Located in the Heritage Place plaza on Front Street, the unique city business has since grown to a staff of three therapists, one esthetician and one pedicurist/nail technician. Sacred Hands offers an assortment of massage services, steam treatments, body remedies, manicures/pedicures and facials including full body waxing. All of the therapists at Sacred Hand are licensed and certified and use only …
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Sacred Hands Massage and Wellness
719 Front St, Woonsocket, RI
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Travel Back in Time with the Wednesday Patch Passport, to discover the history and roots of Woonsocket.
Do you know a French song? What did textile mills produce? Would you rather work in a mill or on a farm? If you and your children don’t have the answers to these questions, you surely will after spending a fun-filled day exploring the rich heritage of historic Woonsocket Rhode Island. Starting at the Museum of Work and Culture, children and their families will soon learn that Woonsocket is a proud community with a deep, rich heritage. The museum is a true gem that exhibits the culture of Woonsocket’s French-Canadian residents featuring hands-on experiences for visitors of all ages. The interactive museum presents the compelling story of immigrants who came to find a better life in the mill towns along the Blackstone River. As a visitor …
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Museum of Work and Culture
42 S Main St, Woonsocket, RI
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Take advantage of time with your kids and get out and enjoy these hot spots. Your Patch Passport gives you options for great local spots for kid-friendly fun.
Although the Museum of Work and Culture, where visitors have the opportunity to experience what school, work and home life would have been like for a child during the 19th century, is extremely kid-friendly with exciting, interactive hands on exhibits, young visitors will likely agree that the true excitement is not necessarily what happens within the museum's walls, but what can happen outside the confines of those walls. One of the Museum's best kept secrets is the opportunity to leave with an exciting adventure in hand. A Blackstone Valley Adventure Pack is a fun-filled backpack that can be rented from the museum for 5 days for a $10 fee. The Blackstone Valley Museum of Work and Culture Adventure Pack is filled with activities, outdoor …
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Museum of Work and Culture
42 S Main St, Woonsocket, RI
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River's Edge Recreation Complex
Manville Rd & Davison Ave, Woonsocket, RI
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Discover a Hidden Gem in Woonsocket that you may have driven by without knowing it existed. Or maybe you have not visited this interesting spot in years. So take a little trip with Patch...we’ll show you the way...
Though seated prominently on Cumberland Street in Woonsocket, a spot many residents drive by every day, St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center is indeed, a hidden gem. Woonsocket's own "Sistine Chapel" is in fact, overlooked by many and a surprising number of native Rhode Islanders are unaware of the beauty that awaits inside. Stepping inside St. Ann may be as close as any visitor to Woonsocket can get to heaven on earth. Just about every inch of the 93-year-old church is decorated with intricate frescos, oil paintings and stained glass windows. Built in 1918 and painted in 1940, the former church, which is now an arts and cultural center, claims the largest collection of fresco paintings in the United States. Its artist, a hunchback named Guido…
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St Ann Arts & Cultural Center
84 Cumberland St, Woonsocket, RI
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Patch will help you become a tourist in your own town. Use this page as a virtual visitor's bureau to Woonsocket!
Patch will help be your guide as you become a tourist in your town. Whether you're new to town or want to explore the city you've loved for years, we're here to show you what there is to see. Check back to Woonsocket Patch daily to see what excursion is next. We will feature stories, photos and videos showing off the best of Woonsocket. And you can tell us what you love about Woonsocket, and we'll include it as part of our project. We hope this project encourages you to shop local, eat local and be local. Patch wants to show you how much your own town has to offer. And although everything will appear this week, it's not going anywhere. This page will remain a resource for you all year long. Whenever you're hosting visitors or need a …
Michelle Higgins
8:55 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011
For those who like to go letterboxing, Pergatory is a great spot to enjoy this hobby ! more ›