After 15 years, the Glass Float Project, created by Eben Horton, continues to draw people from around the world.

The Atlantic Inn Perched on a hilltop, the Atlantic Inn has some of the best views of the ocean on Block Island. The ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. -- In a forest here, Katie Hall and members of her extended family were dangling her mother's bra into a hollowed-out tree trunk with the laser focus of open-heart surgeons ...

Block Island is so special to artist Eben Horton that it’s where he decided to host The Glass Float Project — a passion project that he describes as a part scavenger hunt, part interactive art ...

A glass orb that was found in the Enchanted Forest trail on Block Island. The orbs are hidden throughout the island for lucky searchers to find, part scavenger hunt, part art installation.

For the past thirteen years, glass orbs have been hidden around Block Island. They’re free for the taking, but you have to find one first.

Eben Horton, the creator of the Glass Float Project, shows the process of making each individual float that will be hidden across Block Island.

While orb hunting is a year-round activity, Horton starts each summer “season” by packing a box of 100 sturdy glass floats onto his sailboat and heading to Block Island, like some kind of ...

While it may seem like a luxury destination, a trip to Block Island can be affordable with some thoughtful planning.

While orb hunting is a year-round activity, Horton starts each summer “season” by packing a box of 100 sturdy glass floats onto his sailboat and heading to Block Island, like some kind of ...

Our immediate goal: To net a coveted glass orb, similar to the floats that once held down fishing nets, created by artist Eben Horton and hidden in secret spots on this island of 1,000 souls.

The orbs are set to open in 2018, as part of the second block of Amazon’s new downtown office project. Amazon owns four blocks in the Denny Triangle neighborhood where it could build ...