PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WJAR) — "Aquapalooza." It's a boat party on the water that happens every year on the last Saturday of July, with festivities centered around Prudence Island, a part of Portsmouth.

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The main concern, is travel to and from these events, and the traffic in the bay that this amount of movement can create.