SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – On Wednesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m., join Stephen Long at the Springfield Town Library, 43 Main Street in Springfield, Vt., for his presentation “Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England.”
A hurricane will never surprise us again. But that’s what happened to the people of New England on Sept. 21, 1938. Without any warning, the most destructive weather event ever to hit the Northeast pummeled the coast, and blasted its way to Vermont and New Hampshire with torrential rain, flooding, and sustained winds over 100 mph.
Long tells the story of New England’s Katrina, focusing on the devastation to the region’s forests and the daunting challenge facing New Englanders still in the throes of the Great Depression. His presentation is richly illustrated with archival photos of storm damage and the unprecedented recovery operation, making the storm and its aftermath come alive. A journalist and cofounder of Northern Woodlands magazine, Long is the author of “Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane that Transformed New England.”
To sign up for a reminder, visit www.springfieldtownlibrary.org/calendar.