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Download Report on Creating Sustainable Tourism Development in the Blackstone Valley

Blackstone Valley Bicycle Tour Map

Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (BVTC), along with the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island, has just released a new Bicycle Tour of Blackstone Valley with a FREE self guided interpretive tour map available to residents and visitors.

There are two bicycle routes, and 18 mile loop, and a 24 mile lop on the map, which take cyclists along 21 different venues, historic sites, scenic attractions, mill villages and rustic byways in Pawtucket, Central Falls, Lincoln and Cumberland, RI.

Both routes explore and interpret for riders the early background and mill sites of the first industries that began in the region, along with traversing besides quaint countryside settings.

The routes, which are also ideal for walking, hiking and jogging, take people through locales such as the Blackstone River Bikeway; mill villages in Central Falls, Valley Falls, Lonsdale, Ashton, Albion, Berkeley, Manville and Quinnville; Slater Mill Historic Site; scenic roadways with farms, ponds, waterways and other noted sites of historical interest to the region and the communities along the route.

Also, the map pinpoints intermodal transportation connections, parking areas, restroom facilities and food stops.

Free copies of the Blackstone Valley Bicycle Tour map are available by calling the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center at 401-724-2200 (outside RI call toll free at 1-800-454-2882).

Blackstone Corridor Brochure
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission
1 Depot Sq. Woonsocket RI 02895 Acting Executive Director: Lawrence Gall
401-762-0250 Fax: 401-762-0530

Provides an overview of the Corridor in words and pictures, as well as a map. COST: Free

Blackstone River Valley Poster Map Print
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council,
175 Main St. Pawtucket RI 02860
401-724-2200 401-724-1342 Executive Director: Robert Billington Email

24" x 18" poster. COST: $5.99

Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor Map
Blackstone Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
1 Depot Square Woonsocket RI 02895 Acting Executive Director: Lawrence Gall
401-762-0250 Fax: 401-762-0530
Blackstone Valley Official Resource Guide
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
175 Main St. Pawtucket RI 02860 Executive Director Billington Robert
401-724-2200 Email

Published bi-annually by the Valley Breeze for the Council, this newspaper insert contains information about various resources in the Rhode Island Blackstone River Valley of interest to visitors. Includes a calendar of events.

Brochures
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
175 Main St. Pawtucket RI 02860 401-724-2200 401-724-1342
Executive Director: Robert Billington Email

Brochures available through the Tourism Office: Paw Sox schedule, Slater Mill Historic Site, Official RI State Map, Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor Map, Blackstone Valley Events Guide, Blackstone Valley Visitors Guide, Daggett House Historic Site, Smith Appleby House, RI Visitors Guide 2000, RI Outdoor Activities Guide, Comfort Inn, Blackstone River Cruise: The Hope and the Renaissance, Samuel Slater Canal Boat, Blackstone Valley Explorer Blackstone Scenic Railway Tours, Blackstone Polar Express Train Ride, Museum of Work and Culture, Holiday Inn Express in Providence/Woonsocket, Educators Guide to the Blackstone Valley (for teachers only), Community Players of Pawtucket, Mill River Dinner Theater, City Nights Dinner Theater

Educator's Guide to the Blackstone Valley
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
175 Main St. Pawtucket RI 02860 Executive Director: Robert Billington
401-724-2200 Fax: 401-724-1342 Email

Educational resource guide for teachers only explaining the various resources contained in the Valley of interest to students.

Individual Community Walking Tours/Ranger Programs
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission
1 Depot Sq. Woonsocket RI 02895 Acting Executive Director: Lawrence Gall
401-762-0250 Fax: 401-762-0530

Walking tour information, from individual communities, as well as information concerning the Ranger programs. COST: Free

Making Things Work
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission
1 Depot Sq. Woonsocket RI 02895 Acting Executive Director: Lawrence Gail
401-762-0250 Fax: 401-762-0530

15 minute video describes the Corridor's history, people, and landscape, and how the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission Works: AVAILABLE: Copies available for loan at no charge.

Map of Northern Rhode Island
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
6 Blackstone Valley Place, Suite 105 Lincoln RI 02865 President/CEO John Gregory
401-334-1000 Fax: 401-334-1009

Large glossy street map of Northern RI with a Business and Service Directory on the reverse.

Revolutions
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission
1 Depot Sq. Woonsocket RI 02895 Acting Executive Director: Lawrence Gail
401-762-0250 Fax: 401-762-0530

Periodic publication contains news and resource information about the RI and Mass. Blackstone Valley including recent developments, resource listings, a calendar of events and profiles.

William Blackstone: Sage of the Wilderness
JEM Tech Publishing, PO Box 7926 Cumberland RI 02864

Biography of William Blackstone, authored by Louise Lind. COST: $13.50 plus s&h.

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Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, On the banks of the Blackstone, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
1-800-454-BVTC (2882) Local: 401-724-2200 Fax: 401-724-1342 info@tourblackstone.com