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Old Posted May 13, 2020, 4:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Shawn View Post
Right? Such a great state. Providence is criminally underrated, even on this forum. And I know you and I both love Colt State Park.
Del's lemonade on a summer day in Colt State Park is like a step back in time. Yes, very much under the radar.

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Originally Posted by Crawford View Post
There's probably somewhat of a cultural cleavage in RI. The beach towns from Newport south are very New Yorky. Watch Hill, especially. Inland RI around Providence and Pawtucket are very Boston-oriented.

If you're headed north from NYC, Watch Hill is roughly the first place you have completely open ocean, as Connecticut beach towns are really LI Sound towns.
It's still pretty New Englandy in southern RI as well but you're apt to see more visitors from NY along HWY 1 as well as second homes.
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