Driving around Rumford, RI last night with Maggie, we stumbled upon a really nice park. Slater Memorial Park. We’d actually wandered out of Rumford, I think, and into south Pawtucket.
Here’s a satellite view of the park from Google.
The park is quite large. It features a Loof carousel, a petting zoo, a number of water features and a bike/walking path. Here’s a page with some additional details.
I mentioned it to Sharon and she said that there is a Slater Mill museum in Pawtucket. Turns out the museum is just over a mile to the west. It might make a nice day trip (with kids) to visit the museum in the morning, scoot over to the commercial center on Newport Ave for lunch, bike/run/scoot/skate or play at the park for a while and then see a movie at the really cheap Patriot Cinema just over the Pawtucket border to the south in Rumford (half a mile south of the park, on Newport Ave.)
Posted by James at July 12, 2006 5:14 PMI'm always amazed when I find cool places that I live 10-15 minutes away from but have never been.
Posted by: B.O.B. (bob) at July 13, 2006 8:24 AMIf you're gonna do that, be sure to hit up the Modern Diner in Pawtucket on East Ave (exit 15) for breakfast. You can then follow East Ave (though I think it changes names) into downtown to get to Slater Mill. Then to Slater Park, the Patriot (in East Providence) and right next to the Patriot is EP Lanes, where I used to bowl weekly.
Also, a puppy store.
Posted by: DG at July 13, 2006 12:34 PM