June 4th 2018: Blackstone and Cumberland in the Morning

I started out this rainy day in Blackstone,

Christ Community Church,
31 Church Street

visiting the Blackstone River Greenway heading westwards from 16 Mendon Street.

Nice views of the water bodies here.

From here, I headed to the Harris Pond area at around 85 Farm Street. Pretty undeveloped area, which will become the Southern New England Trunkline Trail, eventually.

Not much views of the ponds here,

except for some side trails to the ponds' edge.

From here, it was on to the town of Cumberland in Rhode Island for the rest of the morning

Carl's Pond, 8 Jencks Road

Mount St. Rita Health Center

Diamond Hill Reservoir

Arnold Mills Reservoir, 191 Reservoir Road

Little Pond,
Lippirr Avenue and Beach Road

Not bad for a rainy day.

Recommended Places to Visit: Blackstone

Recreation
Hiking
Tried:
Harris Pond
85 Farm Street


Biking
Blackstone River Greenway
16 Mendon Street

Museums
Blackstone Historical Museum
23 Main Street

Dams
Blackstone Gorge
End of County Street

Architecture

Monuments

War Memorials
Butler Street and County Street

Monument Square
Bridge Street and Canal Street

Police Department Memorials
15 St. Paul Street

Places of Worship

St. Paul Parish
48 St. Paul Street

Christ Community Church
74 Main Street/31 Church Street

Town Facilities
Public Library
86 Main Street

Restaurants

Tried:
Latin American
Casa Burrito
114 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Barbacoa Quesadilla


Breakfast
Paradise Cafe
97 Main Street

December 28th 2016: Northern Rhode Island

A day of exploring northern Rhode Island started out with breakfast in the town of Douglas,

East Douglas United Methodist Church

Post Office

at the Picket Fence, a pretty decent looking diner.

I got the Egg and Cheese with Pastrami Sandwich,

which was pretty good for a hungry guy.

From here, it was on into Burrillville RI,

Our Lady of Good Help Church

Burrillville Seventh Day Adventist Church

Sucker Pond, 31 Broncos Highway

Crystal Lake Golf Club

Nichols Pond, 219 Colwell Road

Tarkiln Pond

where I walked along the Harrisville Pascoag Pedestrian Path on the route shown below in pink from the end of Foster Road

To get to the Duck Pond,

Which wasn't anything much though.

Other places of interest in town were the Shrine of the Little Flower

And Slatersville Reservoir,

Which stretches into North Smithfield RI,

My next destination

Slatersville Mill

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Trout Brook Pond, 198 Tifft Road

Slatersville Congregational Church

Town Hall, 1 North Main Street

Forestdale Pond, 98 School Street

High Rock Apartments

The Beef Barn

Before a quick lunch at Casa Burrito,

A Mexican takeout place across the state border in Blackstone MA, where I got a Barbacoa (steamed lamb) Quesadilla,

Which was nothing to speak of.

From here, I moved into the town of Woonsocket RI,

Polish National Catholic Church of Our Savior

Woonsocket Depot Square

City Hall, 169 Main Street

St. Anthony's Church

Church of the Acts

Old Grove Street Elementary School

Mount St. Charles Academy

St. Agatha's Church

Armed Forces Park

Fire Department

Sylvestre Pond, 124 Cumberland Hill Road

Cass Park

St. Joseph Catholic Church

St. John the Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church

Visiting the Rhode Island Museum of Work and Culture.

Not too bad a museum about the rise and fall of mills in Woonsocket.

With that,  a day of exploring northern Rhode Island was at an end. Don't think I will be doing anything tomorrow due to the snow storm.