by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:07 AM 7:35 PM 13 hours and 28 minutes In most years, maple sugaring is done by now, or nearly so, and we move on to other activities. However, following one of the most severe winters of the 18th century, the famous Long Winter of 1798-99, sugaring finally began in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:38 PM 13 hours and 36 minutes Almost 30 years ago, April of 1996 was a very snowy one across the higher elevations of New York and northern New England. On this date Peru, VT watched another seven inches of snow pile up, with 15 inches at the base lodge at...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:47 AM 7:49 PM 14 hours and 2 minutes Residents throughout northern New York and northern New England woke up to a mid-winter’s scene on this date in 1874. The heaviest snow storm of the snowiest April on record dropped 15 inches in Woodstock and Bethel, 18 inches in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:44 AM 7:52 PM 14 hours and 8 minutes On this day in 1874, it was snowing again in northern New England. The final installment of snow in a very snowy month brought another 10 inches of snow to Woodstock, VT, raising the snow on the ground to over 30 inches. 12...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:43 AM 7:53 PM 14 hours and 10 minutes It is not unusual to see flooding this time of year as soggy ground and remaining snow in the mountains adds to the spring rain. However, fourteen years ago, in 2011, rapid snowmelt, combined with excessive fall and spring...
