Block Island Restaurants
August 29th, 2008Aldo’s Place
130 Chapel
BLOCK ISLAND, RI 2807
Block Island History
August 29th, 2008Block Island is best known by locals as the “Block”. This unique island is shaped like a teardrop, perhaps the last teardrop of the glacier that created it. It is estimated that the Island was formed about 20,000 years ago or so, when one of those north glaciers scoured the Northeast, similarly to those giant bulldozers out there, depositing a massive mound of rock, soil and rubble, the main composition of Block Island’s earth.
Block Island Real Estate
August 29th, 2008There are many Real Estate opportunities at Block Island, for temporary rental for either upcoming vacations or planning to relocate. Some homes are offered for rent, by either homeowners or rental agents, while there are countless and highly popular timeshare units for rent and for sale.
Block Island Activities
August 29th, 2008Transportation on the island makes it easy to find all the different recreational activities that you can enjoy visiting this special spot on the Atlantic. Reachable by air and ferry service and having local transportation service consisting of car, taxis and limousines, there are also bike, moped, boat and sporting rentals.
Block Island Attractions
August 29th, 2008There are many points of interest, amusements and galleries around Block Island, including two historic light houses, the North Light House, at Corn Neck Road., (tel. 401 466-3200) and the Southeast Light House in the middle of Spring Street to Mohegan Trail (tel. 401 466-5009).
Block Island Accommodations
August 29th, 2008Despite its size, Block Island has numerous accommodations, including hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, guest houses, and apartments or efficiencies. However, home rentals are also popular, including rooms, suites, apartments, and romantic cottages.
Block Island Home Page
August 29th, 2008Block Island
Home page - introduction
Situated approximately 12 miles off the cost of Southern Rhode Island, Block Island is a fragment of glacial terminal moraine, and one of the islands in the Atlantic Ocean, defined by the United States Census Bureau as Census Tract 415 of Washington County, Rhode Island.