Summer weekends in the Northeast often see city dwellers flocking in droves to the waterfront retreats of the Hamptons or Cape Cod, making the low-key, less crowded Block Island feel like an even more tranquil escape. With its quintessentially New England grey-shingled houses and bobbing boats filled with fishermen and sunbathers, Block Island feels like a smaller Nantucket.
Ferries dock directly across from the tiny strip of downtown, which is made up of several blocks lined with inns, surf sh...
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