Archive for the 'Rhode Island' Category

Considering that Rhode Island is probably the last place in the world where one would suspect that there might be something nasty lurking in the woodshed or that things might feel moved to go bump in the night, it has played a disproportionately large role in the history and development of the horror story.

Despite enjoying closer associations with Baltimore and Philadelphia, Edgar Allan Poe was also a visitor to Providence in 1848 when he wooed poet and critic, Sarah Helen Whitman. Continue reading…Rhode Island Reads – Lovecraft and Poe…

Best known as one of New England’s most popular summer resorts, Newport, Rhode Island, has plenty to offer visitors throughout the year.

Enthusiasts of naval history will be most familiar with Newport as the location of the United States Naval College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Centre and a major training point for the US fleet. Newport has also played an important part in America’s history, since Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy hosted their ‘Summer Administrations’ here. Pretty St. Mary’s Church in Newport was also the spot where President Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12th 1953.

Continue reading…Newport, Rhode Island – Rhode Island’s gem…

Most parts of the world favour a particular type of outdoor cooking when the summer arrives and the thermometer hits the high spots. The British barbecue is frequently a soggy affair, characterised more by enthusiasm than skill, the Australian barbie is a gourmet affair as likely to involve shrimps and lobster as red meat, while the South African braai can involve the greater part of a cow, along with marinated chicken and a type of rough, spicy sausage known to South Africans as boerewors, or farmer’s sausage.
Continue reading…Clambakes – a Rhode Island tradition…

America’s East Coast has traditionally displayed more European influence than any other part of the country and this cultural link is particularly obvious in the beautiful country estates that characterise this quiet, refined corner of the world.

Perhaps the most prestigious is the Oakwood estate in Newport, Rhode Island; an historic property that dates to the immediate post-Civil War period when it was owned by Mary Alida Astor, daughter of William Blackhouse Astor.

Continue reading…Oakwood – where history and elegance combine…

UPDATED: Gray Craig is no longer for sale.

There are large, expensive chunks of real estate – and then there is property of true distinction. There is no doubt into which category Gray Craig falls.

This gorgeous estate, located in the prestigious neighbourhood of Middletown, Rhode Island is only a short drive from the centre of Newport and is one of the most charming properties currently on the market on America’s East Coast.
Continue reading…Gray Craig: Property of distinction…

Offered at US$1.1million, this luxurious golf residence owned by world renowned actress Anne Archer and her husband Terry Jastrow is located within the Carnegie Abbey Club, a private sporting estate just outside Newport.

For more information, please click here.Continue reading…Anne Archer and Terry Jastrow list their Rhode Island golf residence for sale…

UPDATED: Gray Craig is no longer for sale.

There may be many mock-classical mansions and palaces in the USA, but few with the true provenance and breeding of this fine estate.

With all its history you would almost forget that Gray Craig is owned by Hollywood star Nicolas Cage, Continue reading…Gray Craig, European aristocracy in Rhode Island…