“TOUTED BY BERETTA AS THE FINEST UPLAND BIRD-HUNTING GROUND IN AMERICA”
In the middle of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union, serial entrepreneur, car collector, and conservationist Paul Mihailides has created something everyone said would never work: a nearly 4,000-acre private club dedicated to the outdoors lifestyle, with an emphasis on shooting sports. The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, located in Richmond, about 30 minutes west of Newport, is a year-round enclave with an incredible array of offerings: clay shooting, upland bird hunting, a firearms range, tactical weapons training, fly-fishing ponds, an equestrian center, 18-hole golf course, off-road driving course, safari tents, a 50,000-square-foot sporting shop with a fine gun room, a five-star luxury lodge, a world-class restaurant from famed chef David Burke, a spa, swimming pool, tennis courts, helipad, zipline, and an impressive portfolio of luxury real estate, among other amenities.
Mihailides, a Rhode Island native, has spent 40 years creating a diverse portfolio of real estate across
