Is Block Island a Rorschach? Yes. For some, it is an avatar of simpler times, shingled cottages, lazy summer days, small-batch fudge, yacht races and disputes over why the hydrangeas aren’t ...

On Block Island, a tiny dot off the New England coast, birders and other nature lovers can find beauty and solitude in 2,500 acres of ponds, dunes and marshes. The 134-acre Block Island National ...