Countdown To Santa's Fire Truck In Jamestown, Rhode Island Is On

Are you ready for that vintage fire truck parked out front of 50 Narragansett Avenue (aka, the Jamestown Fire Memorial Museum) to go full HOLIDAY? It’s almost time…

Maybe you’ve had the great good fortune to see Santa Claus tooling around town on that hook and ladder in past years but did you know there’s quite the story behind it?

If (like me) you have wondered exactly how a 1947 Dodge fire engine emblazoned with Block Island on the hood ended up in Jamestown, then pull up a chair.

Apparently the powers that be on “The Block” sold it to the retired Jamestown fire chief for a dollar so it could be part of the Fire Department Memorial Museum there, and one of the local fire fighters then used his own time and money to completely restore it.

The tree at East Ferry Wharf will be up soon too, hopefully.

Unfortunately that little shanty overlooking the NPT Bridge (you know the one!) has NOT had the multi color lights illuminating the roof or the teeny tiny Xmas tree up top the last few years, a real bummer.

But don’t despair because to keep things merry, there are plenty of marvelous little stores on Narragansett Avenue and the surrounding streets for all your holiday shopping needs, including TWC Home, Conanicut Gift Shop & Arcade, and Grapes & Gourmet.

Or if you haven’t even started, an afternoon excursion there could inspire you to get the ball rolling before December 24th. Listen, I worked in retail for close to 20 years and friends, you would NOT believe the people who actually do all of their Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve Day.

What are your go-to’s in Jamestown, Rhode Island this time of year? Let me know in a comment below.