2010 Summer Festival: July 24 & 25 - Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Free Parking ~ Free Tours ~ Free Food ~ Free Wine Tasting ~ Free Kayaking
Free / Local Samples: Johnny cakes | pancakes with toppings | coffee | blueberries | RI oysters | stuffed peppers
cheese | coffee milk | ice cream | wine | jams & relishes | herbs | cookies | chocolate and more!
Free Activities: Kayak the Queen's River | pet alpacas | meet local farmers, artisans, business owners and local Narragansett Indians | tours of the mill and grinding process | visit the mill store | enjoy the scenery and waterfall
book signing | spinning demonstrations | live music: guitar, folk and flute playing
Over 40 Rhode Island Vendors ~ Parking, Directions, Participant Listing, & More Details Below





Also Featuring/For Purchase: Clam cakes | chowder | stuffies | iced coffee | iced tea | del’s lemonade | smoothies made with local fruit | grass-fed beef burgers made with all Rhode Island ingredients | oysters | French fries & onion rings made with local potatoes & onions | unique dippin' & bastin' sauce | fruit | cheese | honey | milk | onions & garlic  tomatoes | cucumbers | squash | zucchini | corn | bread | baskets | mini pies | stuffies | cranberry curry chicken sandwiches | pasta salad | cookies | scones | magic bars | muffins | bread | fruit | flowers, plants & herbs | canned goods peppers | recycled etched glass art | garden statuaries | block print t-shirts | soap | natural body products | candles stained glass traditional wampum & sandmade jewelry | oilcloth bags | tableware | wooden work and more!

Food/Clothing Donations
Although admission & parking are both free, please bring food and/or clothing donations to benefit the Jonnycake Center.  Last year we raised over 3 tons...help us break the record this year!  Click here to learn more about the Jonnycake Center and what they do to help our community. 

Special Guests
For a live music schedule, look below.  Shade will be provided over the kayaking area by Sunrise Domes.  Meet the partners behind the Rhode Island Rye Project.  Take pictures with the Munroe Dairy "MooCow".  On Saturday, meet walking veggies called, "Fresh Fanatics" from the Get Fresh; Buy Local Campaign. 

Summer Festival Participants
This is an event that supports the community in every possible way.  Support local farms and businesses, give back, learn, meet great people, enjoy the scenery, and have fun!  The mill will also be open for free, narrated tours.  For a schedule, look below.  Watch the grinding process and visit the mill store.  Kenyon’s products will also be available in front of the mill where full-size orders of johnny cakes can be purchased.

Where is Usquepaugh, Rhode Island?
Usquepaugh is pronounced ‘uhs-kah-pog’.  What does it mean?  ‘Usque’ means fire, life or spirit and ‘paugh’ means water.  Just as hundreds of towns and villages are named by local Native American Indian origin, you might hear us say that Usquepaugh is somewhere between Quonochontaug and Escoheag!  Although that is very true, it may be easier to explain that Usquepaugh is in the town of West Kingston, which is in South Kinsgtown, which is in South County, which is in Rhode Island.  This quaint town, surrounding the Queen’s River is located off Route 138, 5 miles from Route 95 and 5 miles from the University of Rhode Island. 

Parking & Directions
The old-world setting of our mill and village is not equipped with large cement slab parking lots or a parking garage to accommodate a crowd.  Since our location is residential and vendors will be set up around the mill yard and usual parking spots, there will be no parking at and around the mill.  Free off-site parking locations are minutes from the mill at the Washington County Fairgrounds (larger/primary lot off Route 112 on the way from Route 95) and the Richmond Antique Center (smaller lot off Route 138).  Free shuttle buses from Ocean State Transit will be continuously running loops throughout the festival.  The drop off will be at the picturesque Queen's River Waterfall, diagonal from the mill where there will also be vendors.  For detailed directions & more information, click here or call us at 800-7-KENYON.

Is Kayaking Really Free?
Yes, kayaking on the Queen's River is free of charge during the event!  It is made possible by the Queen's River Kayak Company and the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association.  There will be plenty of single kayaks.  For those requesting a tandem/double or canoe, there may be a short wait.  Kayaking is first come; first serve.  There will be a safety team on the water throughout the event and someone assisting kayakers in and out of the water.  Allowed trip time is about 30 minutes for singles and 20 minutes for tandems.  The Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association will be collecting voluntary donations during the event.  Consider donating!  They help keep our rivers safe and clean.  For more information about this non-profit organization, click here.

Mill/Grinding Tours (half hour, narrated tours)
Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Mill grinding will not take place during live music.  The mill will always be open for viewing throughout the event. 
 
Live Music (half hour sets)
Saturday: 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m.  Smokehouse (song: "clamcakes & chowda") - listen
Saturday: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.  The Unsung Heroes - photo 
Sunday: 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m.  Camille
Sunday: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.  Tom Shields & Citizen Kings - listen

Mission / Sponsors & Supporters
Our events are a lot like the story of Stone Soup.  At our mill, in the small village of Usquepaugh, we build a fire, add some water and put in the stones…creating a venue where local businesses can come together, join a support system, and show off what they do best!  For the second year, it has been an honor to be a part of a diverse group of people who work together as a team, setting up, unloading trucks and sharing information to help promote, share and cross market the business diversity that we are blessed with in this state.  This is the type of help our businesses and community needs to survive...to create an opportunity for the public and for themselves...a delicious stew in which we all can enjoy.  Many local businesses and farms, both old and new, have availed themselves the opportunity to exhibit for free.  The businesses listed below have gone above and beyond by providing exclusive free food and beverage samples and/or many other donations that make this charitable event possible!  Special thanks to our musicians!