by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:15 AM 5:53 PM 10 hours and 38 minutes An unusually heavy snowstorm on the 18th of October 1783 leaving over a foot of snow in the mountains, combined with heavy rains on this date in 1783 to produce a flood due to the melting snow, the worst flood experienced by...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 6:05 PM 10 hours and 59 minutes Many birds are on the wing this time of year, as insect-eaters are finding the pickings becoming more scarce. Yellow-rumped warblers are joined by song sparrows, flickers, woodcocks, killdeer and bluebirds. Robins may be...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:08 AM 6:03 PM 10 hours and 55 minutes “Early winter is surely winter” as the old adage goes. A British-led Mohawk raiding party attacked Royalton, VT on this date in 1780, with mid-winter conditions, including 8 inches of snow on the ground. Although the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 5:49 PM 10 hours and 30 minutes Late October is prime time for spells of “Faux Summer”, perhaps their mild winds and hazy skies are that much more rare and precious because of the shortening light and the seasonal increase in clouds. From the 22nd...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 5:56 PM 10 hours and 43 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the hills of Connecticut and Rhode...
