While yesterday’s floods were much smaller in scale than in previous years, the date’s symbolic nature brought painful memories and underlined the new regularity of flooding in Vermont.

Two boys, aged 14 and 11, and a 12-year-old girl didn’t return from their hike off Duxbury Road in Bolton on July 10

This year's flash floods were confined to the northeastern part of the state. They were far less catastrophic than those of the previous two years.

Crews escorted the missing children off Camel’s Hump mountain in Vermont early Friday to be reunited with their families.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott was in Lyndonville, in the state’s Northeast Kingdom, on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of flooding in the state.

Several towns across Vermont saw several inches of rain on Thursday, on the anniversary of historic flooding that impacted the state two summers in a row.West Burke in Caledonia C

Camp personnel called State Police at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday after the children didn’t return from what was supposed to be a 30-minute hike, authorities said.

Vermont officials are exploring the idea of creating a new convention center, a venue capable of hosting thousands in an effort to spur economic activity. With numerous hotels, restaurants, and the CityPlace development nearby, a space like the former Macy’s is among those sites that could fit the bill.

Authorities found him with the drugs and gun after discovering he had a warrant out for his arrest charging him in a Hartford shooting.

According to police, the hikers -- two boys, ages 14 and 11, and a 12-year-old girl -- were found unharmed just before 6 a.m.

"Talk about how your community needs to be reshaped and how you can practically and thoughtfully make those changes over time," Douglas Farnam said. "Because we can't snap our fingers and be flood resilient.