Corridor NEWS
BHC Seeks Participants in Strategic Planning Process
Woonsocket, RI (January 15, 2016) Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. (BHC) announces it is currently seeking participants for its three different mission-related committees. The non-profit that serves 25 communities between Worcester, MA, and Providence, RI, has defined three areas of focus:…
Read MoreThe Smell of Christmas
The family tradition of cutting our own Christmas tree goes back to my childhood. I remember walking for what seemed like miles with my Dad across the rocky fields of my grandmother’s farm. My Mom had me wrapped up tighter…
Read MoreTHE TRADITION OF TOURTIÈRE
It’s nearly Christmas and there are so many a special memories associated with the season. My husband and I became engaged during the holidays many years ago, while enjoying a beautiful snowy escape in Old Quebec with its culinary traditions…
Read MoreHandwritten History
My mother used to start writing notes to friends and addressing Christmas cards the first week in December. She had the most beautiful handwriting, having been schooled in the Palmer Method. Even her quick “scribbling” was an attractive conglomeration of…
Read MoreEco-Friendly Wrapping Ideas
In a few months, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor will celebrate its 30th anniversary. As we designed our 2016 calendar, we used the opportunity to renew our commitment to our environment and to announce our Trash Responsibly™ campaign. We…
Read MorePress & Media
January 15, 2016 BHC Seeks Participants in Strategic Planning Process November 13, 2015 BHC Celebrates America Recycles Day
Read MoreTurkey Vultures
If you drive around the Blackstone Valley frequently, you have undoubtedly seen large black birds soaring overhead. Not hawks, not ravines or crows. Turkey vultures! They could easily be mistaken for roosting wild turkeys as they are a like size…
Read MoreThe Red Planet
I love watching the night sky and we are lucky that there are parts of our Blackstone Heritage Corridor where there is dark country, places sufficiently devoid of man-made lighting where one can still see the night’s sky. Not really…
Read MoreCharlene’s Welcome to the Blackstone Valley!
I’ve been working here in the Blackstone Heritage Corridor for a little over a year. What a great experience! I’ve met lovely, interesting people who have all helped to orient me to life in the Valley and I am grateful…
Read MoreWelcome to Our New Website!
The staff at Blackstone Heritage Corridor has been working to create this terrific new website for the past four months. Frankly, it would have launched sooner but we kept adding great features and content and coming up with cool ideas.…
Read MoreRanger Walkabouts
The Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and our partners will offer fourteen free programs on Thursday evenings from mid-May through the end of August. Each week we will be visiting a different site in the Blackstone Valley discovering some…
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