Aquidneck

It was warmish and sunny when we left Providence, but by the time we crossed the bridge to Aquidneck Island and reached Newport, clouds had moved in and the day had turned chillier.

A Day in Newport (Three Days Ago) greygirlbeast 2009

Aquidneck Island and Newport are just visible in the distance.

Postcard from the Land Without Sleep greygirlbeast 2010

On a hill west of West Cove, looking out across the East Passage towards Aquidneck Island (view to the east).

"Living out our second-hand clichés." greygirlbeast 2010

View from West Cove, looking out across the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, towards Aquidneck Island and Newport (view to the east).

"Living out our second-hand clichés." greygirlbeast 2010

Anyway, I just wanted to get something down here before we head for Aquidneck Island.

ELLISON v. CBS-PARAMOUNT, Inc. greygirlbeast 2009

And tons of great place names Aquidneck and Conanicut to start with.

Of the war... it lies red.... Ann Althouse 2009

The state isn't an island and the islands in Narragansett bay Aquidneck is the big one don't look Mediterranean.

Of the war... it lies red.... Ann Althouse 2009

Quakers arrived in Aquidneck in 1657, and soon became a powerful force in the colony's political and economic life.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

She took refuge on the island of Aquidneck, later called Rhode Island, where she and a small group of associates founded the settlement of Portsmouth.

b. Connecticut and Rhode Island 2001

I watched her go inside the Aquidneck Lobster Company at the end of the wharf, and I chose to follow her because she had been friendly.

The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994