May 4th 2019: Hiking and Sightseeing in Rhode Island

It has been a while since I had a full day to devote to sightseeing, so I put today to good use, starting off with a hike at Mowry Farm in Smithfield RI, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

Nice views of Stump Pond from the shore,

but not so much from the overlook.

Next, I headed to the dam area of Stump Pond,

then for another hike at Wolf Hill Forest Preserve, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

This time round, a decent view from the overlook here,

but I could not find the Airmen Memorial, even after reaching the power lines.

On to other places in Smithfield,

Curran Lower Reservoir,
213 Pleasant View Avenue

Our Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church

Sebille Pond

Esmond Park

going for a short hike to Mountaindale Reservoir and its dam from 263 Mountaindale Road

and visiting the beach at Georgiaville Pond.

My last hike in Smithfield today was at Olivia's Forest, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

Nothing much to see here though.

From here, it was on to North Providence,

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church

visiting the nice Governor John Notte Memorial Park.

Finally reaching Providence,

Christ Community Church

Old Wanskuck Mill,
725 Branch Avenue

Hopkins Square

St. Ann Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church

Saints Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church

Cathedral of St. John

Graduate Providence

Old State House

United States Customshouse

Abbott Park, 290 Weybosset Street

Fake Lighthouse,
Weybosset Street and Mathewson Street

Big Blue Bug Solutions

Buddhist Center of New England

Celestial Church of Christ

Second Freewill Baptist Church

Trinity United Methodist Church

All Saints Memorial Church

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

The First Universalist Church in Providence

Providence Public Library

Grace Harbor Church

Old Firehouse, 41 Central Street

Bell Funeral Home

Calvary Baptist Church

Providence Assembly of God

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Columbus Square

Providence First Church of the Nazarene

St. Bartholomew's Church

St. Anthony Mission Church

The Roger Williams National Memorial wasn't much of a park or museum,

and the Providence Athenaeum wasn't much of a library.

I checked out Weybosset Neck Park at 100 Dyer Street

and stepped onto the campus of Johnson and Wales University.

I also visited Collier Point Park,

where the police found the body of a student who had been missing in the water while I was there. Chilling just to think of it now.

I grabbed a quick bite from Island House Cafe, a Jamaican place in town, getting a Beef Patty which was a filling snack from a day with any food till now, 

With that, I headed into Cranston RI,

Calart Tower

Tongue Pond

Spectacle Pond

Haitian Baptist Church

then Johnston RI,

Our Lady of Grace Church

ending with dinner at Reali's Fine Italian Cuisine, a small Italian place in town. I got the Chicken Marsala (A boneless breast of chicken and mushrooms in a superior dry Marsala wine sauce)

and the Scallops Esposito (Baked in the oven with prosciutto, tomato, mushrooms, and melted mozzarella cheese, topped with Ritz cracker crumbs and Mornay sauce).

Not bad an end to a day of sightseeing in Rhode Island, especially with the deal I used here.