Vermont Humanities
Black and white headshot of Stephen Long wearing a black sweater and white collared shirt.

Stephen Long

For more than 25 years, Long has been exploring and writing about New England’s forests. Learning from experts in various forest-related disciplines, he jumped into forest stewardship with the zeal of the newly converted.

Black and white photo showing fallen trees and flood damage from the 1938 hurricane

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 September 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 miles per hour.