SUMMER FUN: Area attractions

BATTLESHIP COVE, located on Fall River’s waterfront, is home to the world’s largest collection of historic naval ships, five National Historic Landmarks and Massachusetts’ official veterans memorial for World War II and the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, call 508-678-1100 or visit www.battleshipcove.org. The Greater Fall River Art Association is open free to the public. It is located in a 100-year-old Victorian home in the Historic Highlands section of Fall River. Besides hosting several art exhibits each year, the GFRAA also provides space for art classes, special events and local artists. Exhibits are now open the days each week: Wednesdays 9 a.m. to noon; Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays noon to 3 p.m. Admission is FREE (donations appreciated). Address: 80 Belmont St. Fall River. Phone: 508-673-7212 Website: www.greaterfallriverartassoc.org New members are always welcome. The Lafayette Durfee House, 94 Cherry St., Fall River, is open for tours on Wednesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. This is the home of Col. Joseph Durfee who led the Fall River militia during the War for Independence and was frequently visited by the Marquis de Lafayette during this time period. Displays will include clothing, furniture, weaponry medical and surgical instruments and much more. Visit www.lafayettedurfeehouse.org. Admission is free but a $3 donation would be greatly appreciated. For further information or directions contact via e-mail at lafayettedurfee@yahoo.com or call 508-813-8230. Slater Memorial Park Carousel, Newport Avenue (Route 1A), Pawtucket, R.I., is an early carousel by Danish immigrant Charles I. D. Looff. The carousel boasts 42 horses, three dogs, and a lion, camel, and giraffe; they are some of the earliest examples of Looff’s work. Rides are 25 cents. Open during warm weather: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Call 401-728-0500, Ext. 252. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St. (Route 114), Bristol, R.I., is a state-of-the art natural history museum and aquarium that puts fun and excitement into experiencing nature. Look inside a 33-foot life-size Right Whale. Discover life in a tide pool. Observe Narragansett Bay’s marine life. The Center’s interactive exhibits feature local habitats. Situated on the 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge the Environmental Education Center has walking trails with a ¼-mile boardwalk that winds through fresh and saltwater marshes leading to a majestic view of Narragansett Bay. The refuge is along the East Bay Bike Path allowing bikers and walkers access to the refuge’s natural beauty. The Center offers guided tours, nature walks, special family programs and much more throughout the year. The facility and trails are handicapped accessible. Call 401-245-7500. Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road (Route 114), Bristol, R.I., a 45-room mansion built in 1908 as the summer home of coal magnate Augustus Van Wickle, features gardens and arboretum on 33 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay. Grounds are open year-round, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mansion is open through Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 401-253-2707. Crescent Park Carousel, 700 Bullocks Point Ave., Riverside, R.I., one of the finest surviving examples of hand-carved carousels in the country, was built just prior to 1900 by Charles I.D. Looff as a display model. Open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 7 p.m. Easter weekend and Memorial Day weekend and from June through Labor Day. After Labor Day through Columbus Day, open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 8 pm. Wheelchair accessible. Call 401-435-7518. Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame, Burnside Street, Bristol, R.I., offers a collection of 35 classic and power yachts from the “Golden Age of Yachting” to today. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., a major player during yachting’s heyday, built eight America’s Cup defenders from 1893 to 1934, as well as America’s first torpedo. Open: May-October, Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; other times by appointment. Call 401-253-5000. Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Road (Route 138), Middletown, R.I., is a family owned winery founded in 1978. Visitors are offered public tours at 1 and 3 p.m., seven days a week. These include a tour in the vineyards, a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process and a tasting of five wines. The winery features an art gallery and retail shop with wine accessories and signature clothing. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., year around. Call 401-848-5161. The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, R.I., is perhaps the grandest of the Newport summer cottages and a National Historic landmark. Cornelius Vanderbilt II, president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad, commissioned architect Richard Morris Hunt to design a summer retreat for his large family. This 70-room Italian Renaissance-style house, completed in 1895, includes a 45-foot high central Great Hall. It sits on a 13-acre estate overlooking a spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, where the waves crashing on the rocks below gave the house its name. Hours: April 5 through Nov. 14, opens daily at 9 a.m.; last tour at 5 p.m.; house closes at 6 p.m. Call 401-847-1000. The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, R.I., is a National Historic Landmark, a French-style chateau built in 1901 by architect Horace Trumbauer as a summer house for millionaire entrepreneur Edward Julius Berwind. It contains every technological marvel of its time, and was one of the first Newport houses to be fully electrified. The estate includes a 10-acre park and elaborate sunken garden. Hours: April 5 through Nov. 14, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour at p.m.; closes at 6 p.m. Call 401-847-1000. Kingscote, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, R.I., was one of the early summer houses designed in the Gothic Revival style, in 1839, for Georgia planter George Noble Jones. The family’s connection to Newport was severed by the Civil War, and the house was acquired by China Trade merchant William Henry King, a prominent Newporter. Five generations of King family collections are on display. Kingscote’s dining room, added in 1881, includes the earliest known installation of Tiffany glass. The house is a National Historic Landmark. Hours: May 24 through Oct. 12, open at 10 a.m.; last tour admission at 5 p.m.; close at 6 p.m. Tours offered every half hour. Call 401-847-1000. Marble House, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, R.I., was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt for William Vanderbilt, who presented the deed to the house to his wife, Alva, as a 39th birthday present. The grounds include a colorful Chinese teahouse overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Hours: April 5 through Oct. 12, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour at 5 p.m.; close at 6 p.m. Call 401-847-1000. Chateau-Sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, R.I. This 1852 stone mansion is a classic example of High Victorian architecture and furnishings, including wallpaper, ceramics and stenciling, is noted for its original Victorian park, with century-old weeping and copper beech trees, a Chinese moongate, and Colonial Revival garden pavilion.Hours: April 5 through Nov. 14, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour admission at 5 p.m.; house closes at 6 p.m. Call 401-847-1000. Linden Place, 500 Hope St. (Route 114), Bristol, R.I., includes a mansion, a ballroom building built in 1906, a barn built in the 19th century and an 18th century summer house. The grounds include historic sculpture and gardens. Open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday noon-4 p.m. Open for tours, Memorial Day-Columbus Day, Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 401-253-0390. Fort Adams State Park, Ocean Drive, Newport, R.I., an active military fort from 1799 to 1945, sits on more than 21 acres and held up to 2,400 troops. The original defenses still present include height walls, powder magazines, three tiers of guns and cannons, and listening tunnels. The park also includes a picnic area, beach, boat launches, and fishing piers. Call 401-847-2400. Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St., Providence, R.I. Kids and grown-ups play and learn together through hands-on exhibits and programs for children ages 1 to 11 that explore the arts, culture, history, and science. Exhibits are based on the developmental needs of children and embrace a wide range of learning styles. Call 401-273-5437. Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, R.I. The park includes waterways, walks, outdoor gardens, a Carousel Village, Museum of Natural History and Cormack Planetarium, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Children’s activities in the park include paddleboats, a carousel, miniature train ride, pony rides, and a jungle gym.

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