LITTLE RHODE ISLAND - LOTS TO SEE AND DO

Our neighboring state of Rhode Island is a great place to visit to relax and to engage in outdoor activities. The state also has a distinguished historical and cultural past. The listed books are available at the Newton Free Library. The Newton Free Library, as well as the Minuteman Library Network, has many other items for the armchair traveler or trip planners. The listed Web sites can also be very useful and informative. Ask a librarian, if you need help.

A&E Television Network. America's Castles - Newport Mansions (VHS videorecording). New York: A&E Home Video, 1996. VHS 728.8 A51N

Appalachian Mountain Club. AMC River Guide. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island. Boston, MA: Appalachian Mountain Club, 2000. 917.44 AMC

Appalachian Mountain Club. The A.M.C. Massachusetts and Rhode Island Trail Guide. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1995. 917.44 MASSACHUSETTS 1995

Benjamin, Richard. Rhode Island: Photographs. Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2004. 917.45 BENJAMIN 2004

Blanchard, Fessenden Seaver. Block Island to Nantucket (Yachting). Princeton, NJ, Van Nostrand, 1961. 917.44 B59B 1961

Cheek, Richard. Newport Mansions: The Gilded Age. Little Compton, RI: Foremost Publishers, 1982. 974.57 C41N 1982

Downing, Antoinette Forrester. The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915. New York: C. N. Potter, 1967. 720.973 D76A 1952

Globe Pequot Press. Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, c2002. 917.4 FOULKE 2002

Globe Pequot Press. Quick Escapes Boston: 25 Weekend Getaways from the Hub. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2002. 917.44 MACDONALD 2002

Grosvenor, Richard. Newport: An Artist's Impressions of Its Architecture and History. Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2002. 720.974 GROSVENOR 2002

Guinness, Desmond. Newport Preserv'd: Architecture of the 18th Century. New York: Viking Press, 1982. 724.1 G94N 1982

Henshaw, Carol Fairfield. Natural Wonders of Connecticut & Rhode Island: Exploring Wild and Scenic Places. Lincolnwood, IL: Country Roads Press, 2000. 917.46 H39N 2000

Jermanok, Stephen. Frommer's Great Outdoor Guide to New England. New York: Macmillan USA, 2000. 917.4 FROMMER'S 2000

Jones, Dan. New England: A Video Tour (videorecording). Boston, MA: SITE Productions, 1993. VHS 917.4 N42V

Leazes, Francis J. Providence, the Renaissance City. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004. 974.52 LEAZES 2004

Méras, Phyllis. Rhode Island, an Explorer's Guide. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2005. 917.45 RHODE ISLAND 2005

Moon Books. Rhode Island. Emeryville, CA: Avalon Travel Publishing. Co., 2003. 917.45 MOON 2006

Oldmixon, Eben. Day Paddling Narragansett Bay: A Complete Guide to the Alongshore Waters for Canoeists and Kayakers. Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Guides, 2004. 917.45 OLDMIXON 2004

Pardee, Bettie Bearden. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden. New York: Bulfinch Press, 2004. 728.8 PARDEE 2004

Schuman, Michael. 52 Connecticut and Rhode Island Weekends: Great Getaways and Adventures for Every Season. Lincolnwood, IL: Country Roads Press, 1999. 917.46 S39F 1999

Sherman, Steve. Country Roads of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Castine, ME: Country Roads Press, 1994. 917.45 S55C 1994

Stone, Howard. Short Bike Rides in Rhode Island. Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1980. 917.45 STONE 1999

Turbeville, Deborah. Deborah Turbeville's Newport Remembered: A Photographic Portrait of a Gilded Past. New York: Henry N. Abrams, 1994. 974.56 T84N 1994

Weber, Ken. More Walks & Rambles in Rhode Island. Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1992. 917.45 W38M 1992

Weber, Ken. Walks and Rambles in Rhode Island: 40 Trails for Birders and Nature Lovers. Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1999. 917.45 WEBER 1999

Wilson, Alex. Appalachian Mountain Club Quiet Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island: Best Paddling Lakes and Ponds for All Ages. Boston, MA: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1993. 917.4 W69Q 1992

Yarnall, James L. Newport through Its Architecture: A History of Styles from Postmedieval To Postmodern. Newport, RI: Salve Regina University Press, 2005. 728.37 YARNALL 2005

INTERNET RESOURCES

www.ricka.org/
Web site for the Rhode Island Canoe/Kayak Association.

www.rifamilyguide.com/
A statewide, comprehensive family resource for Rhode Island, with suggestions for activities, outdoor fun, and family fun destinations.

www.visitrhodeisland.com/
Official Rhode Island Tourism Web Site

www.visitri.com/
A tourism Web site with lots of information.

Funding provided through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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