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yajanikos t1_jakt50t wrote

Please stop by frog and toad when you visit (Westminster) and you will find some neat things. If you visit the one on Hope street, you can also check what Stock Culinary Goods may have as a gift (ri sea salt from one of our ocean’s is neat if they like to cook). I don’t know if they have it anymore, but I bought my ex a spoon rest that was made out of an RI oyster shell and glazed with ceramic.

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SaltyNewEnglandCop t1_jakq7lq wrote

You’re better off getting a hotel room the night before and night of unless you’ll have someone else driving.

The bars get packed early in the morning and there is effectively zero parking available on the streets. If you get a hotel, they usually have a shuttle that will take you right to the parade.

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Sleuthiestofsleuths t1_jakq497 wrote

It's literally the biggest day of the year for Newport drinking establishments. By mid-afternoon, most of the town is shit faced and people are passed out on sidewalks. The Police & Fire News section of the Newport Daily News on Monday after the parade is usually a full page long - mostly open container and public urination charges. The nicer the weather, the bigger the turnout.

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