It's Windmill Wednesday at Prescott Farm

The Newport Restoration Foundation offers the public education program on the fourth Wednesday each month through October.

Windmill Wednesday returns to Prescott Farm this evening, part of the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF)’s monthly program to enable visitors to put their "hands on history.” The NRF holds the programs at Prescott Farm every fourth Wednesday through October. “This is the second year we have done the Windmill Wednesday program. The idea is that we are making the Prescott windmill accessible to the public,” said Liz Spode, Education and Public Programs Assistant for the Newport Restoration Foundation. “We want people to know that this is a public historic site and is open to all ages,” she said. “People can come here and see vestiges of rural life on Aquidneck Island. In the case of Windmill Wednesdays, people can tour the windmill and …

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The Potter League's Pets & Pointers

Viewfinder: Potter League Sees 'Coup de Cat' As Population Soars

The latest news and events at the Potter League for Animals for September 2011.

Felines, cats, kittens. No matter how you say it, the animal of the month at the Potter League for Animals is definitely the cat. Despite having adopted out 46 cats in the month of August, there are still 118 cats in the care of the shelter. They have even had to open more rooms to house the cats and display them to the public. If you’re thinking of adding a kitty to your home, now is a great time to visit the Potter League and see the wide variety of cats and kittens they have available for adoption. And check out the attached slideshow to view come of these cuties. Of course, if you favor the canine variety for pets, there are plenty of those as well--29 to be exact, which is nearly as many as they adopted out in the entire month of …

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6:10 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

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Patch Passport

Hidden Gem: Prescott Farm

Discover a Hidden Gem in Middletown that you may have driven by and never knew existed. Or maybe you have not visited this interesting spot in years. So take a little trip with Patch...we’ll show you the way.

Prescott Farm, located at 2009 West Main Road in Middletown, will take you back in time. At this beautiful picturesque country setting, which features an 1812 Robert Sherman Windmill, you will feel history come alive. The farm offers free admission and is open to the public. Come sit at a picnic table and enjoy your lunch under the trees while you watch the ducks and geese over at the pond. Explore the many hiking trails. Take a tour. The Newport Restoration Foundation, founded by Doris Duke, offers many programs throughout the year at Prescott Farm—from free soil testing with URI Master Gardeners Gardening to blacksmithing, open hearth cooking and, of course, those monthly Windmill Wednesdays. June through October, Windmill Wednesdays run…

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