Gaspee Days: Celebrating Freedom’s First Blow
By: Rob Borkowski on June 8, 2023 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Not long after the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee by a daring band of Rhode Islanders, newspaper accounts of the deed reached Col. George Washington at Mount Vernon, […]
Gaspee Search Renewed by RI Marine Archaeology Project
By: Warwick Post Staff on May 11, 2022 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Local and international officials marked the 250th anniversary of the burning of the HMS Gaspee May 10 at Aspray Boat House in Pawtuxet Village with news that […]
Gaspee Committee Marks 250th Anniversary May 10
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on May 6, 2022 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Local and international officials will mark the 250th anniversary of the burning of the HMS Gaspee on May 10 at 11 a.m. at the Aspray Boat House in […]
Your Guide to Gaspee Days 2018: America’s ‘First Blow for Freedom’
By: Rob Borkowski on June 8, 2018 in Good Times
Celebrate RI’s lead role in the Revolutionary War Gaspee Days weekend honoring the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee starting with a 5K and parade Saturday.
Gaspee Days Parade 2016: Patriotic, Full of Frolic
By: Beth Hurd on June 11, 2016 in Good Times
One unintended consequence of the recent state-wide tourism debacle was to shed a spotlight on a local annual celebration known to almost all natives of Rhode Island: the annual Gaspee Days Parade, held on Saturday, June 11.
Your Guide to Celebrating RI’s ‘First Blow for Freedom’: Gaspee Days 2016
By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2016 in Good Times
Warwick, RI — You can work up your patriotism during Gaspee Days in Pawtuxet this weekend celebrating “The First Blow for Freedom,” the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee by […]