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Bad weather, fire have chilling effect for some on Block Island

WHEN THE HARBORSIDE INN was destroyed by fire in August, it put a temporary dent in the number of visits to Block Island because it also damaged booking operations that also served other hotels and accomodations. Those operations were located at the Harborside Inn. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE
WHEN THE HARBORSIDE INN was destroyed by fire in August, it put a temporary dent in the number of visits to Block Island because it also damaged booking operations that also served other hotels and accomodations. Those operations were located at the Harborside Inn. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

Rainy weekends, a hotel fire and stormy seas appear to have helped dampen the summer tourism season for Block Island business owners, but the island’s top tourism official says there’s a bright side to having a “solid” season but one that didn’t break records. “Was it the best summer Block Island has ever seen? Probably

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