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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Narragansett town beach today ahead of the Nor’easter. Not many surfers out, but seeing lots of out of state vehicles with surf boards all along the coast.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Plenty of beach erosion already yesterday ahead of the nor’easter. We’ll see what today brings.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Last 80 degree day in the forecast around here. It’s been fun.

Looking east towards Blue Shutters beach

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This time of year, we’ve got more birds than people on the beach.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Forecast for this weekend - mostly Canun and Zydeco with occasional Blues.

Rythmn & Roots music camping and dance festival at Ninigret Park Sep 4-6

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If only there had been some way to tell what public figures would make good leaders.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s been a great week to be out at night.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Strange how the night moves With autumn closin’ in”

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A fine summer evening of music at Fort Adams

Sailboats at sunset returning to Newport harbor

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Cooking left-handed? Better learn the metric system.

Measures in ounces for right handed people.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I don’t know about making pasta, but I do know cookies.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you’re eating a lobster roll from the snack shack here, you’ll need someone watching your back.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Sound bath at Beavertail State Park tonight. Fantastic spot for a meditative experience with gentle ocean sounds on 3 sides. These pics are from another sound bath there on the night of a full moon.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

15 minutes from the hustle and bustle of Newport, Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is a treasure.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Quite the evening in Misquamicut last night before the music.

Rays across the sky from west to east at sunset.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Scarlet > Fire at the drive in. Infinity screen and all.

Mystic Dead at the Misquamicut Drive In.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Seen these guys in a lot of venues but this is a first for me. $25 per car.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Some of my favorite pictures from around the Newport Folk Festival taken in recent years. At the Fort Stage, the view the fans have is fabulous, but the view the artists have is spectacular.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Looking forward to Newport Folk Festival next week. I’ve seen many of my favorite artists there over the last 35 years and many more artists that were new to me. I don’t have many pictures from before the iPhone came along, but here are my favorite shots - Crosby, Stills and Nash from 2004.

David Crosby at the Newport Folk Festival in 2004.

Steven Stills at the Newport Folk Festival in 2004.

Graham Nash at the Newport Folk Festival in 2004.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This Vermont Inn looks like your kind of place!

The Black Eyed Susan room in the Inn at Manchester

The Blue Phlox room in the Inn at Manchester

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

First time going to the Dead of Summer Music Festival!

https://www.deadofsummermusicfestival.com

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Alas, almost all passed too far from shore where I was.

A tall ship heading into Block Island Sound.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A couple of nice sunsets this week.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Now that the craziness of June has passed, we can settle into our regular Wednesday summer routine. Johnny Nicholas home from Texas to swing some blues for us.

Johnny Nicholas and his Texas All-Stars playing at Westerly Town Beach.

Johnny Nicholas and his Texas All-Stars playing at Westerly Town Beach. David Greely on fiddle.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Folks along the coast between NYC and Boston have a chance to see many of the tall ships as they transit from NYC to Boston starting today. A few are in Long Island Sound already. The larger ships will take a route around Cape Cod, but many may take the Cape Cod Canal. www.aquamap.app/sail4th-250

A screenshot of aquamap showing some tall ships in Long Island Sound

A screenshot of aquamap showing the coast and islands from Fishers Island to Cape COD

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Turn of the century digital camera picture taken from a window near my cubicle on the 87th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center 25 years ago today. July 5th, 2001.

View from the WTC of New York Harbor July 5th, 2001

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

July 4, 1976, I remember tall ships were in NYC harbor and I was listening to US Blues and the rest of Mars Hotel. 50 years to the day and here I am, listening to the same music. I’m going to sit here and contemplate the life choices that have led me here. youtu.be/vzpLAfKmqDg

Sitting in the shade under a potted palm at the Windjammer Surf Bar

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Spent a fine summer evening at the Watch Hill Sunset Concert Series with Mystic Dead this week.

Evening sun a clouds on Watch Hill harbor

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My mid-twenties son insisted that I needed to see Dark Star Orchestra at Pier 17 in NYC and he was right!

Skip Vangelas of Dark Star Orchestra at Pier 17 in NYC on June 26, 2026

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A little moonlight magic at the Ocean Mist in Matunuck last night. Boston based Bearly Dead is playing in the background.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Saw some beauties in Newport today.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Here’s a flower you don’t see every day @msmeredeth.bsky.social. The corpse flower blooms for only 2 or 3 days every few years and smells like rotting meat (evolution does not have to make sense, I guess). This one is at URI and yes, there’s a live feed www.youtube.com/live/67O9UR8...

A corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) blooming at URI.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Great evening with Mystic Dead at a benefit for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Went to visit Greta Granit, one of our local trolls today. Located in Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI. Created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo www.thomasdambo.com Greta is tucked away in the woods in a circle of boulders. trollmap.com#/@41.372x-71...

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R Eric Knappe @ericknappe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Watch Hill Lighthouse is a fantastic place to watch the sky.

Storm passing to the west seen from Watch Hill Lighthouse

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