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.

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.

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

Two boys and a girl were missing after they didn’t return from their 30-minute hike in Vermont on Thursday, July 10, but were later found, police say

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

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.

The concurrent flood events provided clear evidence of the vulnerabilities in these rural communities and how more needs to be done to shore up homes and communities in low-lying areas across the state.

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

Three children who went missing during a hike near Camels Hump, VT were found safe and uninjured early Friday morning, authorities said.

"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.

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.