Rhode Island squats on the edge of the Atlantic, squashed between Massachusetts and Connecticut. Though it has one exceptional claim to fame – it was the first of the 13 colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown – it remains little known among non-Americans.
Tourists, if they say they’v e heard of Rhode Island at all, are usually confusing it with Long Island. A not insignificant error: Long Island, a skinny peninsula in New York State, is where the Hamptons are and The Great Gatsby was set. But sooner or later in the lifespan of any tourist hotspot, even the upscale ones like The Hamptons, the spotlight begins to fade, then swivels away, distracted by the search for something...