Montpelier, the capitol of Vermont, is recovering from historic flooding in July. Nearly every store and building in the downtown area is closed. Massive cleanup and construction is visible everywhere you look.
I snagged this photo of flooding off the internet.
The Capitol was spared the devastation because of location on high ground.
We toured the beautiful capitol building.
The senate furniture is original. There are 30 senators in Vermont.
The House of Representatives has 150 members representing approximately 4,000 residents each. The chairs are original and permanently attached to the floor and said to be the reason for speedy general sessions.
I became interested in learning about a house style that was prevalent in the downtown Montpelier area - according the historical society - they are French Second Empire homes built around 1860. That means they are approximately 160 years old!
We visited the Bragg Farm Sugar house and learned about making pure maple syrup. They let us tour their sugar house. Some highlights- they hammer spigots and hang buckets in the trees to collect sap from sugar maples in early January and February. The trees produce for only about two months before spring temperatures hit. The sugar sap is clear and thin as water. It takes 40 to 60 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup by heating the sugar sap - which causes the water evaporate.
We tried maple ice cream and of course Ruby got some too.
We found more covered bridges. Many damaged by the flooding.
Debris still hasn’t been cleared from flooding.
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