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Dog Mountain cancels summer festival as St. Johnsbury floods wreak havoc
https://vtdigger.org/2024/08/01/dog-mountain-cancels-summer-festival-as-st-johnsbury-floods-wreak-havoc/Dog Mountain cancels summer festival as St. Johnsbury floods wreak havoc
Stephen Huneck’s legacy property has been the site of seasonal “dog parties” for more than two decades.
By Theo Wells-Spackman
August 1, 2024, 4:44 pm
Roads passing by the Dog Chapel and the Stephen Huneck Gallery were severely damaged by flooding. Photo courtesy of Friends of Dog Mountain
Updated at 1:13 on Friday, Aug. 2
Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury has canceled its “summer dog party” planned for Saturday following another round of flooding in the region. A concert scheduled for Sunday on the grounds will go on but has been relocated from Dog Mountain to an arena in Lyndonville.
Saturday’s event should have seen the grounds filled with musicians, local food vendors and, above all, dogs. The annual gathering has been taking place for more than two decades, according to Dog Mountain managing director Ali Ide. When the weather has been good, she said, as many as 1,000 people have attended.
But on Tuesday, the second flood of the month proved disastrous for the 150-acre property. The roads leading up to the chapel and art gallery became inaccessible, according to Ide.
As a result, Sunday’s event, part of a weekly series of popular free concerts organized by the regional nonprofit Catamount Arts, will now be held at the Fenton Chester Arena in Lyndonville rather than its normal home at Dog Mountain, the organization announced.
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Stephen Huneck’s legacy property has been the site of seasonal “dog parties” for more than two decades.
By Theo Wells-Spackman
August 1, 2024, 4:44 pm
Roads passing by the Dog Chapel and the Stephen Huneck Gallery were severely damaged by flooding. Photo courtesy of Friends of Dog Mountain
Updated at 1:13 on Friday, Aug. 2
Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury has canceled its “summer dog party” planned for Saturday following another round of flooding in the region. A concert scheduled for Sunday on the grounds will go on but has been relocated from Dog Mountain to an arena in Lyndonville.
Saturday’s event should have seen the grounds filled with musicians, local food vendors and, above all, dogs. The annual gathering has been taking place for more than two decades, according to Dog Mountain managing director Ali Ide. When the weather has been good, she said, as many as 1,000 people have attended.
But on Tuesday, the second flood of the month proved disastrous for the 150-acre property. The roads leading up to the chapel and art gallery became inaccessible, according to Ide.
As a result, Sunday’s event, part of a weekly series of popular free concerts organized by the regional nonprofit Catamount Arts, will now be held at the Fenton Chester Arena in Lyndonville rather than its normal home at Dog Mountain, the organization announced.
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