Share Your Rhody Love

Rhody Love Notes is a collective mapping project that builds community around beloved places and spaces hidden across Rhode Island.


Through the power of place, we connect to each other on a local level, strengthening our bonds to the places at the heart of what makes Rhode Island such a special home to us all. By inviting the public to write, share, and explore Notes dedicated to the places and spaces they love, Rhody Love Notes seeks to celebrate our State’s magic and soul, and foster connections, belonging, curiosity, and local pride. Because there’s a lot to love here in RI!

Beloved places are hidden around every corner in Rhode Island. Help us grow our map of Rhody love by writing a Love Note (or two, or three!) dedicated to a place in Little Rhody that holds a special place in your heart. Using the map below and the hashtag #rhodylovenotes on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or BlueSky you can view your Love Note(s) and explore the ever-growing collection of Love Notes submitted by our community. Discover new places and welcome others to the places that are special to you.

Does this project and some of the love notes look familiar to you? That’s because you’ve seen it before previously at Doors Open RI. We’re excited to give this project a new and long-lasting home here at Grow Smart RI. LOVE THIS? Share that love with Grow Smart RI with a DONATION today.

How To Submit:

  • Pick a place or space in Rhode Island that you love. Write a Love Note to that place! Your Note could include a particular memory or story, or even just what captures your heart about the place.
  • Share your Love Note using the hashtag #rhodylovenotes AND tagging @growsmartri on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or BlueSky. Use a location tag to mark the place’s address. Remember to tag @growsmartri and ensure that your post is publicly viewable, or we may not be able to view your submission due to privacy settings!
  • Or, more simply just share your love note through this easy to complete form! 
  • When submitting, be sure to include (1) your name, (2) the name of the place, (3) its address, (4) one to three photographs, and, of course, (5) your Love Note.
  • Please only submit photographs taken by you or otherwise available in the public domain.
  • Love Notes can be any length, but there does need to be a Note associated with the place you submit and its photo for us to add it to our map of Rhody Love.
  • Multiple Love Notes are welcomed and encouraged!
  • By sharing your Love Note, you consent to Rhody Love Notes and Grow Smart RI sharing your name, Note, and included photograph(s) through our website, newsletters, and social media activities.

#Rhody250LoveNotes: Rhody Love Notes’ special Semiquincentennial edition!
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence by contributing your stories of beloved places in your Rhode Island city or town to this statewide project! Let’s add 250 stories (or more!) to the Rhody Love Notes collection by July 4, 2026! Learn more about Rhode Island’s Semiquincentennial celebrations and find information about your local events at rhodeisland250.org.

ARE YOU FEELING THE LOVE?

Share some LOVE with Grow Smart RI by making a donation today!