Shoppers stop at a sidewalk sale at Althea's Attic Boutique in Montpelier, Vt., on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Three months after flooding inundated the small city, Montpelier is holding a reopening celebration on Friday and Saturday to show the progress. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
October 8, 2023
Stories this photo appears in:
October 8, 2023 midnight
Vermont's flood-damaged capital is slowly rebuilding. And it's asking tourists and residents to help
The small city of about 8,000 is celebrating its ongoing recovery with food trucks, music and street performers in hopes of drawing visitors downtown and giving shops a chance to sell their merchandise in sidewalk sales.