More than 20 boats participated in the Annual Newport Harbor Boat Parade on Friday, November 24th.
Boats congregated at the causeway Newport Shipyard, then traveled south into the channel past Bowen’s Wharf and the other wharves. They turned west around Ann St. Pier near Ida Lewis then north up the east side of Goat Island and then headed for the Newport Yacht Club or back to their own moorings.
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