Summer Evening and Bring Your Own Lunch Cruises in July & August

In addition to its regular public tours on Sundays @ 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm., in July and August, The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is offering Summer Twilight Cruises aboard the Explorer on certain dates, so contact www.tourblackstone.com.

            The 45-minute afternoon Bring your own lunch cruise explores the wetland bird habitat of the Valley Falls Marsh and the surrounding historic landscape. Ticket prices are $10.00 for adults, and $8.00 for children and seniors on the 45-minute cruise.  If you prefer, on the leisurely 75-minute Summer Twilight Cruise you may see muskrat, deer, fox, swallows or bats.  Prices for the twilight cruises are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for children or seniors.  Reservations are required for these special tours and a minimum of 10 people are needed in order to operate the cruise.

Valley Falls Marsh, RI’s largest freshwater marsh, and Lonsdale Marsh, a RI habitat restoration project, is a haven for swallows, blue heron, and other waterfowl, both resident and migratory.  Binoculars are available, or you may bring your own.  Insect repellent is recommended.

             Late Summer - Autumn Tours in Woonsocket

This year’s tours wrap up on the third Sunday of October with hourly tours from 1-4 pm.
Board the Blackstone Valley Explorer for a cruise on the Blackstone River, from Woonsocket Falls northerly to the Rhode Island border in Woonsocket, RI
 
On this tour, discover local industrial and cultural heritage and how French-Canadian immigrants from Quebec Province helped shape the city’s foundations that developed as a cluster of mill villages around the Blackstone River.
 
Boat tours depart and return to River Street in Market Square near the Museum of Work and Culture. Tickets $10/adults, $8/children, seniors.

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