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I am the creator and founder of Newport On Foot TM Guided Tours. Since 1990, I have organized walking tours of the historic colonial district of Newport with a special emphasis on local preservation efforts. Walks, custom bus tours and keynote speaker programs about Newport cover many topics including colonial life and times, the era of the Gilded Age, and Newport today. The Cliff Walk tours are the most fun to lead. One of my most favorite projects is researching the history of one of America’s oldest taverns - Newport’s venerable White Horse Tavern, est. 1673. The Curator’s Fireside Chats in wintertime at the 17th century pub are a perennial highlight for patrons. I lead tours all over the state as well as to destinations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
I have authored and co-edited several small publications, a museum guide book and articles on Rhode Island history and tourism. I have also been a professional partner and volunteer in heritage tourism projects for the National Park Service, Preserve America, The Providence Preservation Society, The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, The Rhode Island Hospitality Association and The Rhode Island Historical Society, in addition to being a former guide for the Preservation Society of Newport County and the Newport Historical Society. I have made guest appearances on The Travel Channel, on PBS, on British TV, and on many local TV stations. Since 1999, I have been a contributing writer and contributing editor of Newport Life Magazine. I have been featured in Islands Magazine (two times!), Destinations Magazine, The
L.A. Times Sunday Travel Section, and the Providence Journal.In 1999, my walks were chosen as an Editor's Pick, in YANKEE Magazine's 1999 Travel Guide to New England. I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut in history and art, have been a Newport resident since 1978.
I am currently working on a "how to" book titled How to be the Best Tour Guide Ever. It will be filled with the tips I have gathered from colleagues from all over.
I am also restoring an old barn in Wardsboro, Vermont. But, that's another blog.