It’s sad to say, one of Narragansett beer’s founding father’s has passed away. At age 94, August Haffenreffer has gone to the great brewery in the sky. The Haffenreffer family not only built a brewery in Jamaica Plain, but Rudolf Haffenreffer Jr. was the president and chairman of the Narragansett Brewing Co. For several years. [...]
Look at that good ‘ol fashioned New England style clam bake complete with plenty of frosty fresh Narragansett lager beers. All the ingredients for a good time.
Riot At The Newport Jazz Festival, July 2, 1960
By MARC MYERS – WSJ.com
Blame it on “Jazz on a Summer’s Day,” “A Summer Place” and “Gidget.” All three films stirred the imaginations of New England’s youth in early 1960, motivating thousands to head to Newport, R.I., for the Fourth of July weekend.
From Stephen Zam – Talk about a slice of the 70s! In March I reached the half century mark and my family presented me with a memory book. My mom found this photo from circa 1972. She knitted beer hats for us one summer. I’m in the back left and my dad is wearing the [...]
“Don’t go into the water!” Are the words on the tip of everyone’s tongue for 35 years now. Originally released on
June 20th in 1975, JAWS struck fear in the hearts of beach goers everywhere. Especially right here in New England.
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In part 2 of our Hotel Vernon tour, Bob Lagress explains the history of the “Yacht Club,” as well as the cast of characters who frequented the place. This included everyone from Babe Ruth to Burl Ives, painters and mixologists. Bob paints a picture of different times and like minded folks who called this [...]
This was taken back in 1965. Even in those days pizza and Gansett was the perfect match. Looks like double-fisting was popular too!
