All Pawtucket All The Time

Enjoy themed family friendly happenings, breath-taking autumn nature and stepping back in time with local heritage

Rhode Island’s historic Blackstone River Valley has it all for residents and visitors during the October 31-November 1 weekend.

Amongst the crisp autumn weather, experience safe and fun family Halloween activities, explore the hidden natural scenery inside the region, and search for ghosts of past happenings in Rhode Island with a leap back in time.

Searching for goblins! 

In Downtown Pawtucket, Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, offers Ghosts Tours of the famed mill site that ushered America’s Industrial Revolution over two centuries ago.

The Ghost Tours run every Friday & Saturday night through November 7, with tours at 6:30 pm & 8:30 pm.

Participants will stroll along the Slater Mill grounds along the Blackstone River to explore history, legends and mysteries.

Ghost Tour tickets are $15 per person and reservations are strongly suggested, as space is limited and tours fill quickly. Call 401-725-8638 for details or visit www.slatermill.org

Spectacular fall panorama!

Saturday, October 31, Blackstone Valley Outfitters in Lincoln, RI shows off the peak autumn colors and hidden nature along the Blackstone River with a Guided Tour of the Valley Falls Pond Area, located along the river in Central Falls, Cumberland and Lincoln.

Two tours at 10 am and 2 pm offer paddlers hidden nature in one of the most densely urbanized areas of northern Rhode Island. Participants will start their journey from the store located at 25 Carrington Street, Lincoln.

Cost is $30 Adults, $20 Teens, and $10 Own Boat. For details and to pre-register contact 401-312-0369 or go online to www.bvori.com

Travel back to the 1860’s in the Ocean State!

Almost 150 years ago Rhode Island was America’s economic engine, powered by textile manufacturing, and expanded through the development of other related industries and services.

The 1860’s were also a decade in national affairs where social and political divisions heightened between northern and southern states that lead to our national Civil War. It also saw the rise to prominence of one of our country’s greatest leaders, Abraham Lincoln, who served as our 16^th President (1861-1865)

On the campaign trail in 1860 Mr. Lincoln made two memorable stops in Rhode Island, including one in the Blackstone River Valley in Woonsocket, that were widely attended at the time.

As part of the ongoing commemoration of Mr. Lincoln’s birth bicentennial, the Museum of Work & Culture at Market Square, Woonsocket, RI is presenting a special exhibit Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln on display running November 1, 2009-February 14, 2010.

Presented by the Rhode Island Historical Society, see perspectives of the people and places of the “Ocean State” at the time of Mr. Lincoln’s visits.

More information on the exhibit and the Museum of Work & Culture is available by calling 401-769-9675 or going to the web at www.rihs.org