New housing permits combined with increasing vacation rentals mean long lines at the ferry terminal, people say.

Getting stuck on an island might be your dream — or your nightmare. On Block Island, 13 miles out to sea from the fishing ...

The Block Island Ferry service resumed on Thursday after trips were canceled on Wednesday. Immigration crackdown may spark 'black swan event,' CEO warns It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a chemtrail? A ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — All Block Island Ferry service was canceled on Wednesday due to high winds and adverse sea conditions. The Block Island Ferry put out the alert on its website. Service is ...

Block Island has only one school for its young full-time residents. To be a student athlete at Block Island School in Rhode Island means committing to day-long commutes to compete in games. The school ...

Who seized wins in Week 3 of Rhode Island high school football? And who has work to do at the start of the year? Here's where you can turn to find out. The Providence Journal will be listing the final ...

The good ship Yankee has had many names in her 118 years: Machigonne, Dida, Hook Mountain and League Island. She served in the Navy during both world wars, and has been a tour boat for Lady Liberty.

If you're visiting Mackinac Island for the 35th annual Somewhere in Time weekend, Oct. 3-5, make sure to not miss the last ferry on the way out. If visitors miss the last boat, you'll have to spend an ...

As we head toward National Rhode Island Day on Oct. 5, voters were pretty clear about who should advance through the first round of our Most Rhode Island Thing Ever bracket. The closest contest came ...