Northern Vermont fared well. Places like Stowe did not see damage. Southern Vermont and Central VT is where the damage is. 100 is heavily damaged. Route 4 is heavily damaged. Many secondary roads are washed out. There are many, many photos on Facebook. Vermont Flooding 2011 (on Facebook) and WCAX's facebook pages seem to have the most info/photos.

My thoughts and prayer are with you all. I will be traveling to Vermont early October. I do plan to shopat local farmstands and eat at local restaurants. I hope everyone that has planned a trip to Vermont, will keep with thier plans and not let a few detours keep them from enjoying this beautiful country. God Bless

Work on the Kanc and Bear Notch will get that fixed up by leaf peeping time. There's a month to get repairs done by leaf peeping season. The state governments know the tourist dollars are important.

I think some of this advice is based more on hope than reality. See
http://littlebangtheory.wordpress.co...e-damage-done/
for pictures of Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont.

Is it better to have a one shot tourist who has a lousy experience and doesn't come back or a satisfied tourist who comes back year after year? I don't have the answer.

I live in a place whose economy is entirely dependent on tourism, and this could be a very difficult year for the folks up north.

I'm still looking into our VT trip this weekend. This map from Google doesn't look good for the Manchester area (where I was planning to stay). If we head up the 91 will we make it without considerable detours?

http://crisislanding.appspot.com/?cr...ooding_vermont

Here's the link that shows some lane closures on I91.
http://511.vermont.gov/main.jsf

17 hours ago, according to one of the threads in your post sassy-cat, the previously isolated 13 communities now have some sort of access (which might be restricted).

We're still planning to visit the Brattleboro farmers market which will be held in a different location if the regular location is not suitable. It was a raging river on Sunday. Then going up I91 to Norwich.

In response to Ackislander: some places suffered such severe damage i.e. Simon Pearce that they may be out of commission a long time. But, other places did not receive any damage. A friend didn't have any problem at all but 7 miles away, her mother's apartment building was severely damaged. A trip to VT this year might take additional planning and willingness to go to Plan B. According to the 511 map, roads in the western part of VT look better - maybe a trip to Shelburne Museum or Shelburne Farms?

I got a call from the British School of Falconry at the Equinox, VT yesterday and they have tree/ flood damage to deal with.
We were supposed to take an introductory lesson on Monday but that won't be possible and they weren't sure how long the clean up would take.

Rain and isolated thunderstorms are forecast for Sunday/Monday! I'm thinking we need to reschedule this overnight trip.

We have rescheduled for early October. I think the area we're going to will have recovered sufficiently by then and hopefully we'll see some fall foliage near it's peak. :)

It ought to be beautiful!

Thanks, dfrostnh!
This weekend was starting to turn into more of a stressful weekend rather than the R&R we'd planned even without taking into consideration the flooding in Vermont.
We have been waiting all day for a UHaul (booked for 10am but likely to be available by 5pm!) to take my son to college. It looks like tomorrow will be now be move-in day.
Now I will relax at home on Sunday instead.

Hope you enjoy the Brattleboro market! Please make a note of the best food stalls. I checked the website and I think it'll make a great place to stop for lunch in October.

woo hoo! The Brattleboro market will be OPEN! A video earlier this week showed a raging river thru the market area but with a lot of good planning, hard work and lots of volunteers, they've fixed things up. I expect we'll encounter detours on our VT day trip but it will be fun. Sassy_cat, I'll report back.
BTW NH tv news last night had someone from Clark's Trained Bears telling people they are open and there's lots to do this weekend in NH's White Mountains.

http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_18809909

Thanks for the update!

The Champlain Valley of Vermont, including Middlebury and the Burlington area, fared well during Irene, with barely any damage at all. We can be accessed by Rt. 22A on the west side of the state, or Rt. 91 to Rt. 89 to Burlington. Crews are diligently working to re-open Rts. 4, 125, 100 and others where there were washouts. Please don't pass us by during foliage season!It will still be beautiful, with plenty to see.

colbeck -
Good to hear repairs are underway.
Any further updates from the Green Mountain State ???

I'm going to Woodstock Oct 3-5. The B&B where I am staying had an update on the damage in Woodstock and seems it wasn't too bad and the town is recovering. I was going to do the Rt 100 drive as it was recommended by many. Will some sections of the road still be closed then? I know repairs can take some time. I'm sure there will still be plenty to see but just wondering what progress is being made. I'm so sorry for all the devastation Vermont has had to deal with.

Hi Paula,

Check VERMONT ROAD CONDITIONS
http://crisislanding.appspot.com/?cr...ooding_vermont

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A heartwarming story at
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/a...text|FRONTPAGE