The Newport Harbor Illuminated Boat Parade returned on November 25th, more than a dozen boats traveled along the harbor and competed for best decorated in various categories.

Hundreds of people lined Newport Harbor to watch the boats motor by and join in on the holiday spirit, here are some of our favorite public social media photos from tonight!

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...