I love the Blackstone River and the canal. It is beautiful, breathtaking, but despite the many years since the mills closed, it is still too polluted for swimming and fishing. Against all logic and reason, the town of Worcester continues… Read More ›
Day: 2012-09-23
Print the Legend Too! Garry Armstrong’s Desert Island Collection
See on Scoop.it – Movie From Mavens Not just any old list of movies, but memories of talking to the the people who really made those movies … from James “Call Me Jimmy” Cagney to Gary Merrill and more. See… Read More ›
Disappearing Canal – 2005 through 2012
The Blackstone Canal didn’t last long. Bedeviled by financial problems, lawsuits, and right-of-way issues from inception, it took much longer to get the project underway and produce a functional canal than anyone expected. The Blackstone River‘s 46 mile drop from its… Read More ›