The rainbow above shows Burke Mountain (taken from Vermont Mornings HQ) after a few passing showers ahead of a forecast that says we’ll be sun-drenched for the entire weekend.  The Caledonia County Fair is underway, all is well. It’s Better Here. Oh, the picture was taken by a Droid X.  Wow.

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That’s how much rain they got up in Westmore last Wednesday. This picture was taken by meteorologist Chris Bouchard of Mill Brook, up Long Pond Road.   A small landslide on Mount Pisgah forced the closing of Route 5A and the report of 4.1″ of rain came from Arthur Brooks, the head of the board [...]

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…and biggest ever Stars & Stripes Festival continues as of this posting (around 7:30 PM EDT Saturday) with the street dance.  Started by the Lyndon State College Foundation, the Lyndon Area Chamber of Commerce took over three years ago, and much like the chamber, the festival continues to grow and grow.  The parade began with [...]

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On Friday morning, the fog lifted and ushered in brilliantly blue skies, the cars with out of state (and out of province) license plates started arriving early in the morning and by Friday afternoon, the Northeast Kingdom was packed. The 2nd Annual Vermont Fourth Festival got underway with a strawberry dinner in East Burke Village [...]

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James Taylor – Summer\’s Here Summer’s here, I’m for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. Got my cold beer, I’m just glad that it’s here. Summer’s here, that suits me fine. It may rain today but I don’t mind. It’s my favorite time of the year and I’m glad that it’s here. [...]

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Summer officially begins at 7:28 Monday morning EDT, but for the last couple of weeks, we’ve been enjoying The Long Days.  The dawn’s early bright suggests itself at about 3:45 AM and if you’re outside at 9:00 PM, you realize that the twilight has lasted longer and longer.  Look northward and the glow you see [...]

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The picture above was taken by Magic 97.7′s night guy, Jeff Garfield, on Saturday afternoon, when the weather turned dangerous.  They call them microbursts, they’re sorta like mini-tornadoes.  They were very localized, but they were all around the Northeast Kingdom Saturday afternoon.  The worst damage, besides an actual tornado that tore a roof off a [...]

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It’s better here…

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