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EXPLORER Riverboat Tours

Nature & Heritage Tours Sundays @ 1, 2, & 3 PM

Environmental Tours

1st & 3rd Saturday 
of each month @ 10 & 11 AM

Al's Waterfront Restaurant

28 Water St.

East Providence, RI 

Our newly renovated 40-passenger riverboat will bring you on an intriguing and relaxing tour through the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 

For the last 25 years, hundreds of thousands of passengers have come to learn and discover interesting facts about Blackstone Valley, and see the quiet beauty many are often surprised to find!

Blackstone Culinaria
Food Tour

July 8th @ 10:30 AM

McCoy Stadium

1 Columbus Ave.

Pawtucket, RI

Join us for a "behind the scenes" tour of McCoy Stadium. We'll meet Executive Chef Robert Gemma and get an insider's look at PawSox players' favorite meals and learn about food service at the park during a Q & A session. We'll finish with a ballpark lunch.  

Blackstone Culinaria
Food Tour

July 19th @ 6 PM

Crepe Corner

3 Commerce Way, #10.

Greenville, RI

We'll be visiting a new European style café "Crepe Corner" in Greenville for a demonstration of crepe making by owner Natacha Legein.  We'll dine on "Vol Au Vent", a savory crepe filled with chicken and mushrooms and special sauce, as well as the house special "The Corner Crepe" filled with gingerbread paste and topped with salted caramel.  

The 18th Annual

Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival

September 9th

Festival Pier

100 Tim Healey Way

Pawtucket, RI

Now in its 18th year, the Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival is an extraordinary event for the whole family to enjoy! 

Our races are the only one of their kind in the United States as we continue to use the fiberglass Taiwanese-style dragon boats gifted to us from the Republic of China (Taiwan) and incorporate the skill of flag-catching in each race. The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat races are also one of the only races to offer large cash prizes to the winning teams! 

The races are broken into different divisions...so they're great for both club teams looking for a challenge, and amateur/corporate teams looking to do team-building with their employees and promote their business in a fun & unique way.