August 2006
For Immediate Release

For more info:
Email: info@tourblackstone.com
Website: www.tourblackstone.com

River Tours Aboard the Blackstone Valley Explorer in Central Falls through Sunday, August 20, 2006

Special Saturday Afternoon and Twilight Cruise Offered
Saturday, August 19, 2006

Pawtucket, RI - Prior to moving the Explorer to its fall location in Woonsocket, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is offering, in addition to its regular public tours on Sunday, August 20 @ 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm, boat cruises for Saturday afternoon August 19th at 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm and a special Twilight Cruise at 6:30 pm.

The 45-minute afternoon cruise explores the wetland bird habitat of the Valley Falls Marsh and the surrounding historic landscape. Ticket prices are $8.00 for adults, and $6.00 for children and seniors on the 45-minute cruise. If you prefer, on the leisurely 75-minute twilight cruise you may see muskrat, deer, fox, swallows or bats. Prices for the twilight cruise are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for children or seniors. Reservations are required for the Saturday cruises and highly recommended for Sunday afternoon tours.

Valley Falls Marsh, RI's largest freshwater marsh, and Lonsdale Marsh, a RI habitat restoration project, is a haven for swallows, blue heron, and other waterfowl, both resident and migratory. Binoculars are available, or you may bring your own. Insect repellent is recommended.

Beginning Sunday, August 27th through October 29th, the Blackstone Valley Explorer will operate from the River Street landing at Market Square, Woonsocket.

- The Tourism Council's popular noontime lunch tours have been extended to include Thursday August 17th in Central Falls and Thursdays from August 31st through September 14th in Woonsocket.

The Blackstone Valley Explorer is also available for school programs, corporate charters and groups of 20 or more. For more information about our river tours or fall programs, please visit our website at www.tourblackstone.com or contact us at 401-724-2200 or 1-800-454-2882.

Mission: Blackstone!

Our values
To support Rhode Island and the Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor with sustainable, Geotourism programs that support residents, and enhance the character, environment, education, culture, heritage, aesthetics, history and our economic base.

Blackstone Valley - Telling a Real American Story!

The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is the state-designated tourism development agency for Central Falls, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Cumberland, Lincoln, North Smithfield, Smithfield, Burrillville and Glocester, Rhode Island.

All Blackstone All The Time

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About the Chamber

The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce serves the Blackstone River Valley's eleven member towns in Massachusetts: Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton, and Uxbridge. The mission of the chamber is to promote the economic vitality of the Blackstone Valley, meet the needs of the Chamber's business members, while providing leadership on issues which impact the economy and quality of life in the Valley.