Absalom Boston, the first African American whaling ship captain in Nantucket, was one of twelve individuals inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport over the weekend.
The award-winning creator of “Downton Abbey” and “The Gilded Age” will speak at a sold-out event at The Breakers hosted by the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Rhode Tour turns the state into a collection of stories waiting to be discovered, and its upcoming 40th tour invites Rhode Islanders to reconsider the traces of Revolutionary history hiding in familiar places.
