Hammersmith Farm, Newport County, photo courtesy of www.gonewport.com

Did you know that...

• Newport County, RI, has been nicknamed America's First Resort and The City By The Sea?
• in Newport County, you can tour the Astor's Beechwood Mansion, the family home of John Jacob Astor, the fourth-richest man ever in America, who perished aboard the Titanic?
• yachts can be chartered to cruise about Narragansett Bay?
• you can enjoy a peaceful walk along the Cliff Walk, a recreational trail that combines natural and architectural beauty?
• tours and tasting of wine are available at the Greenvale Vineyards?
• President Kennedy and his wife Jackie called Hammersmith Farm in Newport County the "Summer White House?"
• each year, the Newport Film Festival attracts stars from around the nation?
• you can access lodging information, a calendar of events and other travel information on-line?