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Gaspee Day Parade 2012 June 9 at 10 am

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with RICOASTALLIVING.COM

hms gaspee burning

 

 

 

 

If you live in Warwick, you must have heard about the annual Gaspee Day Parade!

 

  It normally starts at Warwick Ave/Narragansett Parkway makes its way along Narragansett Parkway in Warwick torwards Pawtuxet Village where the bridge over the Pawtuxet River crosses into Cranston.

Every year, people and colonial bands come from all over New England to participate in the celebration of "the first blow for freedom", where the early colonists in Rhode Island actually burned the HMS Gaspee!!

 You can read a little more under Warwick's tourism website.

 

The Gaspee website has all the details you need.   People that live along the parkway, already know it is useless to plan anything else on this weekend, other than a good BBQ!!

Most of the owners will let you sit on their land to watch the parade and some will put out chairs. This is a Warwick event for 47 years and a must see for your children!

Gaspee does a lot of celebrating. On Memorial Day they host a wonderful Craft Fair. 

Don't miss this years parade (or fireworks tonight). You need to get there early to get a spot and plan on spending the day!

Colonial fife and drum

 

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Comments (6)

Donna Yates
BHGRE - Metro Brokers - Blue Ridge, GA
Blue Ridge Mountains

Karen: I just love the history there and this is something I would really like to experience one of these years. 

Jun 25, 2012 09:24 PM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Karen, we have such a great history in RI and Gaspee day is one of the revolutionary finer moments!  Enjoy the beach this holiday or at least a pool swim!

Jun 28, 2012 11:37 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

Looks like I am too late for the parade! RATS!  I love a good parade, and WHO doesn't love fireworks?

Aug 02, 2012 04:35 AM
Beach & Waterfront ~ Rhode Island Luxury Homes ~
Stonehurst Realty - South Kingstown, RI

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Aug 15, 2012 06:30 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Karen,

I was not aware of this but isn't it fascinating! I love when people know about the history of our country and Warwick does a great job! I would love to see the re-enactment and the men in uniforms. There must be a lot of pride in the people who live and work in Warwick, R.I. and New England too!

Sep 18, 2012 01:35 AM
Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

Even I have heard of this.  And, I really want to get to New England.  It is on my bucket list, Karen.  Thanks for the great information!

Jan 11, 2013 07:37 AM