by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:55 AM 7:43 PM 13 hours and 48 minutes Today is Earth Day, an event dating back to the 1970s. Thinking about the phrase, “think globally, act locally” I like to use this date to do a little hands-on work. Though the challenge varies widely through our region, I...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:52 AM 7:46 PM 13 hours and 54 minutes April of 1852 was a stormy, cold month. After 33 inches of snow during the month in Hanover, NH, a mild, thawing rain sent the rivers into high flood, including the “greatest flood ever known” up to that time in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:15 AM 7:29 PM 13 hours and 14 minutes 80 years ago, March of 1945 was the warmest on record up until that time. Not surprisingly, poor sugaring was noted. And on this date in 1945 the warmth extended into the month of April. Burlington began a stretch of 4 days with...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:17 AM 7:27 PM 13 hours and 10 minutes Spring has usually made some type of appearance by now, but “April brings along what March left behind” as the old adage goes. For example, on this date in 1956, the snow was still piling up over the mountains. After a snowy...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:19 AM 7:26 PM 13 hours and 7 minutes New York, northern VT, southern Quebec and northern NH were treated to a Total Solar Eclipse last year on this date in 2024. For areas in the Champlain Valley, it was the first total eclipse since 1569, before European settlers...
