The Block Island of Keith Lewis’ boyhood was a spare place, hardly bothered by anyone other than its 500 or so inhabitants. Times were hard in the 1960s Block Island has long thrived on its pastoral isolation, but skyrocketing home prices and changing tourism patterns are shattering a way of life even as a new technology delivers modern conveniences.
Over 1,700 crew lined the docks for Block Island Race Week, a semi-annual gathering of sailboats and families that is part competitive ocean racing, and part camaraderie and story telling
Block Island Among caring friends and family, beloved sister Jill passed peacefully to a better place and new adventures on February 6, 2023, following an extended and fearless battle with cancer. She is survived by sister Lee, and brothers Mark and.