Monday, October 19, 2015

In the Boston Globe: Kristi Kirshe, American Girl for Blackstone Valley

Kristi Kirshe continues to score at a consistent pace. And the women’s soccer team at Williams College continues to pocket victories with regularity. 
In the Ephs’ 10-0-1 start this fall, the junior forward from Franklin netted six goals, including three game-winners, and contributed six assists.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/10/16/campus-angle-kristi-kirshe-franklin-high-school-williams-college-women-soccer/jLOwTLyeAo3ZRNpg2cPGhO/story.html



The Blackstone Valley is on a roll. Known as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, the 450,000-acre area between Worcester, Mass., and Providence is the home of Grace Thomas, American Girl’s 2015 Girl of the Year. Grace, of course, is not a real person, but her story highlights some very real natural and cultural sites in the valley — which also happens to be the country’s newest national park. 
The area has been a national heritage corridor for 28 years, but achieving national park status provides a new level of permanence and security for the region’s resources, said Bob Billington, president of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. “It means more restorations, more improvements, more visitors, more money coming into the area. . . . It takes our amazing history and presents it to the public on a platter, with national park rangers telling our story.”
ELLEN ALBANESE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
ELLEN ALBANESE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2015/10/17/american-girl-visits-blackstone-valley/D7ofmsAgZqJIKiiMLzUd2N/story.html

Link to the RI Parks page for the Blackstone River State Park 
http://www.riparks.com/History/HistoryBlackstone.html

The Blackstone River boat tour link
http://www.rivertourblackstone.com/

The Tour Blackstone site (for booking train trips, etc.)
http://www.tourblackstone.com/s/index.htm

along the Blackstone River Bike Path from Apr 2015
along the Blackstone River Bike Path from Apr 2015

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