🌱 Patch AM: Which eerie Exeter landmarks made Rhode Island’s weirdest attractions list?

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• Which eerie Exeter landmarks made Rhode Island's weirdest attractions list?

Also on today's calendar: Trunk or Treat and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 71 and low of 41 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 62, low: 35.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The ultimate tour of Rhode Island's weirdest attractions and oddities (providencejournal.com) — Exeter gets two spooky shout-outs in this statewide tour of Rhode Island oddities, from Mercy Brown's legendary "vampire" grave to the Young Boulder troll hidden near Browning Mill Pond. The piece maps out dozens of quirky, driveable attractions, so Exeter residents can plan easy day trips while also rediscovering eerie and offbeat spots right in their own backyard.
   

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Sunday October 11
• Pilates & Pints →
  Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Place, Exeter
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Pilates & Pints - NEW DATE!!! →
  Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Place, Exeter
  11:00 am
Friday October 16
• Liberty Tree Planting: Veterans' Memorial Cemetery →
  Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, 15 Veterans Lane, Exeter
  9:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Trunk or Treat →
  Living Hope Christian Church, 730 S County Trail, North Kingstown
  12:30 pm
Saturday October 31
• Exeter, RI Level 6/7 →
  Rhode Island Fire Academy, 4 Green Lane, Exeter
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5
• Rural Preservation Land Trust →
  Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Town Council Meeting →
  Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Municipal Court →
  Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
  10:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Senior Activities Committee Meeting →
  Richmond, RI Calendar, 1168 Main St. 2nd Floor, Wyoming
  11:00 am
• Trivia Nights →
  Wood River Bar & Grill, 1139 Main St, Wyoming
  6:30 pm
• TELL ME LIES A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Friday October 9
• The Pickups at Arcadia Pizza →
  Arcadia Pizza, 780 Victory Hwy Unit 5, West Greenwich
  8:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Electrifying the Gothic: How The Legend of Hell House (1973) Modernized Haunted Cinema
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• Seeing Is Believing: How William Castle's 13 Ghosts Weaponized Gimmick Cinema
  Released in the summer of 1960, 13 Ghosts represents mid-century gimmick cinema at its peak. Produced and directed by William Castle—the undisputed… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)

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🗞 Nearby News

Kingston

• At WinterHawk Vineyards, patience is a virtue as local vineyard painstakingly harvests its next bottles of wine (independentri.com)
• Wickford Elementary School site acquired by developer (wpri.com)
• Siena Earns Five Event Wins in Season-Opening Dual Meet Against Iona (sienasaints.com)

North Kingstown

• Friday Night Blitz: High school football heats up (wpri.com)
• Scale AI Lands $12M Air Force Deal for Agentic AI on E-4C (clearancejobs.com)

South Kingstown

• What makes RI great? There's a lot to love (providencejournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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