tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580336353765358072024-03-13T09:20:03.582-04:00What's New In The Blackstone ValleyBlackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-51158452591396631712015-07-30T11:42:00.002-04:002015-07-30T11:42:17.142-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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September. <br /><a href="http://blackstoneheritagecorridor.org/Go2015.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #073763;">Click HERE for entire GO! program calendar.</span></a></span>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-35076882279741854522015-02-06T10:55:00.000-05:002015-05-15T11:33:13.425-04:00Updates and Opportunities!<div _mce_style="color: #1b4b86; font-size: 16pt;" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Held monthly, generally on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Location varies. Check out our Events Calendar located on our web</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://www.blackstoneheritagecorridor.org/"><span style="color: #990000;">www.BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org</span></a><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1b4b86;">We can add you to our monthly news and events listing. To be added to this email distribution list, drop us a line at <i>Mail@BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org</i>. And don't worry - we do not share our mailing lists. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #1b4b86;">The Blackstone Heritage Corridor has a new phone number, and our staff have new email addresses. </span><a href="http://files.ctctcdn.com/59b28123001/493464b9-aa9a-4ffe-8236-44b5415ec6fb.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Click here for full information.</span></a></b></div>
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-58760691973267881302014-12-20T17:05:00.002-05:002014-12-20T17:05:08.471-05:00Coffee with Charlene!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You are invited to meet with Charlene Perkins Cutler, Executive Director for the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. Bring your questions or enjoy the conversation while sipping a warm cup of coffee.<br />
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Charlene is looking forward to meeting you at this monthly coffee hour.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cd5806;"><b>Tuesday, </b></span><b style="color: #cd5806;">January 20, 2015</b></span><br />
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The January coffee hour is sponsored by BirchTree Bread Company.<br />
For directions or more information about this artisinal bread company, visit their web site <a href="http://www.birchtreebreadcompany.com/">www.birchtreebreadcompany.com</a>.Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-3652952164775268042014-12-13T16:22:00.000-05:002014-12-13T16:22:06.148-05:00<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;">News Release December 12, 2014</span><br />
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;">Congressional Action Expands Blackstone Heritage Corridor</span></b><br />
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U.S. Congress has passed legislation to expand the John H. Chafee Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
The region of national significance will now include the town of Auburn,
MA, and a larger portion of the city of Providence, RI. The legislation also reauthorizes the
Blackstone Heritage Corridor for six additional years of federal funding, a boost
to its continuing work to tell the story of the birthplace of the American
Industrial Revolution and restore the environment of the Blackstone River.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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designated as a National Heritage Corridor in 1986, the region was the first
place to experience widespread use of water power in the United States and the
first religiously and ethnically diverse area of New England. The Blackstone Heritage Corridor will now
link 25 communities within the Blackstone River watershed from Providence, RI,
to Worcester, MA, an area exceeding 720 square miles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“The Blackstone Valley
is an interconnected system of waterways and wetlands that are being reclaimed
for their natural beauty, wildlife and recreational opportunities,” commented
Charlene Perkins Cutler, executive director of Blackstone Heritage Corridor,
Inc. “It is also a remarkably intact
landscape of industrial history, immigration and diversity. Our organization is committed to the long
term vitality of this special place.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Blackstone Heritage
Corridor, Inc. is the nonprofit management entity for the National Heritage
Corridor. Its staff, volunteers and
partners work together on regionally important projects, some of which include
river restoration, the bi-state Blackstone River Valley Bikeway, historic
preservation, way-finding and economic development. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Donna
Williams, the chairperson of Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. and a resident
of Grafton, MA, noted that “t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">he
expansion of the Blackstone Heritage Corridor to include Auburn and more of
Providence rightfully fills in the missing links in our boundary. Both communities
are vital parts of the watershed and of our history and they complete the story
we have to tell. We are truly grateful for Congress's vote of confidence
in our work to reauthorize us to 2021. Now the sky's the limit as to what more
we can accomplish with our valued partners throughout the Corridor.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For more information or to volunteer and work on projects for the National Heritage Corridor, please call 401-762-0250, ext. 5101</span></div>
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-39014869575485361292014-10-07T10:54:00.003-04:002014-10-07T10:54:18.885-04:00Winners of the Greenway Challenge Announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nearly 500 individuals and 91 teams competed in glorious fall weather last Saturday, September 27, for the 14th annual Greenway Challenge. The premier bi-state, 60-mile adventure race offered seven divisions of competition. The event was presented by Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. The Greenway Challenge course consisted of alternating segments of street biking, river paddling, mountain biking and running.<br />
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<b>Photo caption:</b> The winning team for the Championship Division. Pictured left to right are members of Team AD HOC: Ernie Lozeau (Douglas, MA), Roland LaValle (Woonsocket, RI), Fabio Fuchian (Brookline, MA), and captain Ben Chokshi-Fox (Whitinsville, MA). <b>Photo credit: </b>Deb Uscilka.<br />
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<b>Read more in the Rhode Island Small Business Journal:</b> <a href="http://www.risbj.com/winners-of-the-greenway-challenge-announced/" target="_blank">Winners of the Greenway Challenge Announced</a>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-60277355522696905132014-09-02T10:03:00.001-04:002014-09-02T10:04:09.446-04:00The Greenway Challenge - It IS a Challenge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Our volunteers are hard at work preparing for this year's adventure race on Saturday, September 27 (with a rain date of October 4). </b><br />
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The Steering and Logistics Committee plans, designs, administers and, promotes this premiere adventure race. They also tend to required maintenance of the river and trails, access points and transition sites. Some areas may be newly designed for the course, while others have not been used in years. <br />
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Clean up includes poison ivy removal, brush clearing, clearing the river of fallen trees, strainers and other debris. Such was the case on August 16 when six members of the committee entered the water in South Grafton and cleared the river for safe passage to Riverdale Mill. A land crew cleared the trail of overgrowth at the portage. The crew then headed down river to Plummer's Landing in Northbridge, MA where they continued their work removing trees, tires and other debris from the river. <br />
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Volunteers work to make our river safe for Greenway Challenge participants and other paddlers using the Blackstone River.<br />
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<b>Interested in volunteering?</b> Contact Barbara Dixon at 401-762-0250, ext 5503 or barbara_dixon@partner.nps.gov.<br />
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<a href="http://www.greenwaychallenge.org/" target="_blank">Read more about the Greenway Challenge</a>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-88517611454006780362014-08-25T10:39:00.004-04:002014-08-25T10:53:02.318-04:00Join Us for the Final Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, August 28: Rain Garden at Slatersville Public Library<a href="http://www.watershedcouncil.org/learn/rain-gardens/images/How-Rain-Garden-works4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="1" src="http://www.watershedcouncil.org/learn/rain-gardens/images/How-Rain-Garden-works4.jpg" height="208" width="400" /></a>A rain garden is a specialized garden that collects rainwater runoff from paved areas and other hard surfaces. Rain gardens soak up the stormwater, helping to reduce runoff into storm drains or nearby bodies of water, which can cause erosion and water pollution.<br />
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Join our partners from the Blackstone River Coalition to learn about some rain gardens they have built, some plans for a new garden in Slatersville, and pick up some tips on how you can make your own rain garden to help protect the Blackstone Watershed.<br />
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<b>Parking:</b> Parking is available at the North Smithfield Public Library parking lot at 20 Main Street, Slatersville, (North Smithfield), RI.Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-79227669178161582692014-08-18T10:17:00.001-04:002014-08-18T10:17:59.568-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on August 21: Climate Change and the Blackstone Canal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Much has been said and written about our changing climate, but the actual visual impact of it is hard to see here. What can our historic structures tell us about our changing climate? What do we need to do to preserve them?<br />
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<b>Get a better understanding of just what is happening to our climate and get a glimpse of what its impact will be to our historic landscape. </b><br />
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Join Rangers Chuck Arning and Kevin Klyberg as they jointly explore the meaning of climate change and our historic structures along the Blackstone Canal towpath between River Bend Farm the Stanley Woolen Mill.<br />
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<b>Parking:</b> <i>Parking is availble at the River Bend Farm Visitor Center, 287 Oak Street, Uxbridge MA.</i>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-37499879847499102172014-08-11T12:32:00.003-04:002014-08-11T12:32:32.245-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on August 14 - Slatersville: America's First Mill Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Join a National Park Service Ranger to explore America's first planned mill village.<br />
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Learn how John Slater came to this site along the Branch River to expand the Textile Empire that his brother Samuel had begun in Pawtucket in 1790.<br />
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Slatersville is not only the first planned mill village in America, it is one of the best preserved. Almost all of the elements of the original village, from the mill, to the worker housing, the church and the company stores still remain.<br />
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<b>Parking:</b> <i>Parking is available at the North Smithfield Public Library parking lot at 20 Main Street, Slatersville, (North Smithfield), RI.</i>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-44697670645949730582014-08-04T12:02:00.002-04:002014-08-04T12:02:19.872-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on August 7: Manville – A Mill Village on the Blackstone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Manville has been a manufacturing center since 1711 when Israel Wilkinson opened the Unity Furnace to produce iron. Later, it was briefly home to the largest cotton mill under one roof in America, and Manville village spanned both sides of the Blackstone River to house the 2,000 mill workers who toiled here.<br />
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<b>Parking:</b> <i>The tour begins at the Manville Landing, at the foot of Manville Hill Road, Cumberland, RI, adjacent to the Blackstone River.</i>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-24015608080613848032014-07-29T14:39:00.005-04:002014-07-29T14:51:06.927-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, July 31: The American Civil War & General Ambrose Burnside – A Misunderstood General, A Walking Tour of Burnside's Providence<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Burnside_with_1stRI.jpg/220px-Burnside_with_1stRI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Burnside_with_1stRI.jpg/220px-Burnside_with_1stRI.jpg" /></a><br />
General Ambrose Burnside was a very prominent Rhode Islander with a much maligned Civil War past. Yet, is what we know about General Burnside really true? Civic minded, an elected Governor and an entrepreneur, but the reputation as a very bad general. Is it true? Is it fair?<br />
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<b>Join Ranger Chuck Arning and Greg Mierka, Civil War Historian, to learn more about this fascinating man.</b><br />
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<b>Parking:</b> <i>This program will begin at the Roger Williams National Memorial at 282 North Main St., Providence. Use the Memorial's parking area (the entrance is at the corner of Canal Street and Smith Street). There is also parking along North Main Street.</i><br />
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</i> <a href="http://www.nps.gov/blac/planyourvisit/ranger-walkabouts.htm" target="_blank">View full Walkabout schedule</a> (through August 28)Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-32419219784926603062014-07-21T12:31:00.002-04:002014-07-21T12:44:21.260-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, July 24: H. P. Lovecraft Walk: A Writer in Providence <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Famed horror writer H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) lived in Providence for most of his life, and he made the city the setting for some of his most popular works. Lovecraft also wrote thousands of letters, many of which have been published, which detail his love of his home city.<br />
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Join Sarah Zurier, a historian with the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission as she discusses H.P. Lovecraft's writings about Providence's rapidly changing cityscape and his attempts to make the case for preserving historic places.<br />
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<b>Parking: </b><i>This program will begin at 6:30 pm at the Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main St., Providence. Use the Memorial's parking area (entrance at corner of Canal Street and Smith Street). Park is also available along North Main Street.</i>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-46847392276160585732014-07-15T14:07:00.003-04:002014-07-15T14:07:17.845-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, July 17: The Story of William Blackstone: A Costumed Interpretation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Reverend William Blackstone was the first permanent English settler of the River Valley that now bears his name.<br />
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Ranger John McNiff will appear at the Cumberland Library as the Reverend Blackstone in a costumed interpretation that will allow you to get a better understanding of the man known to some as the <i>Sage of the Wilderness</i>.<br />
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<b>Parking: </b>There is plenty of parking in the Cumberland Public Library parking lot, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI.Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-18437758928933086652014-06-30T11:29:00.004-04:002014-06-30T11:39:27.010-04:00Join Us for the Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, July 10: Nine Men's Misery: King Phillip's War & the Blackstone Valley<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ninemen.jpg/250px-Ninemen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ninemen.jpg/250px-Ninemen.jpg" /></a><br />
King Phillip's War (1675-76) was fought between the Nipmuc, Wampanoag, and Narragansett Nations against the recently arrived English settlers. This war stretched across the Blackstone Valley, much of southeastern New England, and up into New Hampshire.<br />
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Join the National Park Service to learn about this conflict, and visit the earliest veterans' memorial established in the United States. This program includes a trail walk, please wear sturdy walking shoes. Walk will begin at the gazebo behind the Cumberland Library.<br />
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<b>Parking:</b> <i>Plenty of parking is available in the Cumberland Public Library parking lot, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI</i>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/blac/planyourvisit/ranger-walkabouts.htm" target="_blank">Ranger Walkabout schedule</a> (through August 28)Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-85632770371244154702014-06-24T10:47:00.001-04:002014-06-24T10:47:40.622-04:00Join Us for The Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, June 26: A Walking Tour of the Civilian Conservation Camp at Upton State Forest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was the "worse, hard time" ever - The Great Depression, thousands out of work and a nation in despair. Yet, America has always been a place where new ideas and new ways of thinking have gained traction. As a way to deal with the huge unemployment rolls and a despairing nation, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps, and it changed everything. <br />
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<b>Join Ranger Chuck Arning and Ellen Arnold, Friends of Upton State Forest, for a tour of one of the few remaining CCC camp sites and learn how these young men put their mark on the America we know today.</b><br />
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Fisherville was once home to a mighty textile mill. Today, it is home to the Eco-Machine, a water treatment system that uses water plants and mycelium to break down the oil, chemicals and nitrates that have polluted the Blackstone Canal.<br />
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Join our partners from the Blackstone River Coalition at Mill Villages Park to learn more about the history of Fisherville and this new way of helping to protect and preserve the Blackstone Watershed.<br />
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<i>This free program begins as 6:30 pm at Mill Villages Park, 61 Main Street (Rt. 122 A) Grafton, MA.</i>Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-32818696234065715942014-06-09T12:03:00.001-04:002014-06-09T12:08:13.387-04:00Join us for the Ranger Walkabout on Thursday, June 12 for The Village of Rockdale: The Typical Mill Village<a href="http://www.nps.gov/blac/planyourvisit/images/rockdalemill_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Rockdale Village" border="0" src="http://www.nps.gov/blac/planyourvisit/images/rockdalemill_2.jpg" height="131" title="Rockdale Village" width="200" /></a><br />
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The walking tour of Rockdale offers the visitor a wonderful mill village experience because the pieces of the <i>typical mill village</i> are all still here. Symmetry. Balance. A photographers delight.<br />
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Join Ranger Chuck Arning as the group explores what the <a href="http://youtu.be/WAT5T3v10_w" target="_blank">Rhode Island System of Manufacturing</a> looked and felt like in your typical mill village.<br />
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Sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, <b>National Bike Month</b> is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling - and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.<br />
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<li>Join us at the theatre for live music and Taste of the Regional Breweries, hosted by Mendon Wines and More!</li>
<li>Don’t miss ending the day with a guided twilight ride from the Blackstone River Theatre back to the Woonsocket Depot.</li>
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Stay in touch with the Blackstone Valley through our monthly newsletter, <em><strong>Corridor Currents</strong></em>. <a href="http://blackstonevalleycorridor.org/about/newsletters.html" target="_blank">Read the current issue</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On January 10, the former Providence & Worcester Railroad Depot in Woonsocket, RI was the lively scene of an open house, celebrating the successful transition from the Corridor Commission to its nonprofit successor: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The event showcased the partnership character of the Corridor program and the programs and projects of some of its many partners. </span><a href="http://blackstonevalleycorridor.org/about/news/web%20site%20art%20Ring%20in.pdf" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">Read More </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please be aware of three bills that have been introduced (or reintroduced) in the new Congress that are of great importance to Blackstone Valley: (1) to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">create a National Historical Park (reintroduced), (2) to extend/renew authorization for 12 National Heritage Areas facing sunset in 2012 (reintroduced) and (3) to create a program of National Heritage Areas within the National Park Service (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">new legislation).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://blackstonevalleycorridor.org/about/news/web%20site%20art%20Legis.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read More</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When this year's calendar expires, turn the page to celebrate the sights and scenes depicted in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. 2013 Calendar. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Order your 2013 calendar today! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.blackstonevalleycorridor.org/about/signup/" target="_blank">(Read More...)</a></span><br />
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991613061156648535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258033635376535807.post-74247107738527634272012-11-10T14:02:00.000-05:002012-11-10T14:02:00.160-05:00Priories Project<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span class="userContent">On October 11, 2012, a groundbreaking for Massachusetts Segment 1 of the Blackstone River Bike Path was held. An enthusiastic crowd heard remarks from U.S. Representative James McGovern, Massachusetts Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Richard Sullivan, Director of Conservation and Recreation Edward Lambert, State Senator Richard T. Moore, State Representative George Peterson, and Blackstone Selectwoman Margo Bik. Congressman McGovern described the project as a “Win, win, win, win, win, win” for the entire Blackstone Valley.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor invites you to participate in a meeting to review the results of the Blackstone Valley Prioritization Project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The project is intended to create a regional vision, and to guide the future investment of limited public sector resources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is actively participating in this endeavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Corridor Commission has always believed that sustainable economic development and heritage preservation are not mutually exclusive but go hand in hand,” said Donna Williams, President of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Our historic and natural resources are economic assets, and a healthy economy helps us take care of those resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Improving transportation and other infrastructure not only helps our businesses, but, if done right, it can help us protect our natural and historic resources.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Corridor is especially interested in the regional approach taken by CMRPC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It is critical that our Towns are communicating with one another so that local actions in one community are consistent with the priorities of its neighbors,” according to Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What makes the Blackstone Valley such a special place is not just individual sites or structures, but the totality of those sites that make it a Heritage Corridor, and we should try to protect our larger landscapes, as well as drive appropriate redevelopment.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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