I always went on Saturday of the three-day Friday-Saturday-Sunday event because Saturday had the most to offer, a fashion show, parade through the village and street dancing in the evening. My streak finally ended on what would have been my twelfth year when all-day rain was forecast on Saturday. I later learned from a few who had been there that it never rained at all. Thanks a lot, meteorologists, for your accurate forecasting! That was 2019. You all know what happened in 2020. The pandemic forced cancellation of the VAE show along with just about every other gathering of any kind for the season.
This year, with the show returning, rain was again forecast for Saturday. Determined not to be denied my favorite show after missing it for two years, I went on Sunday. Sunday is award day. I suspect many car owners that stand little chance of winning a trophy leave after Saturday, and I was right. The show was somewhat smaller than in the past, but it would have been anyway because the Canadian border was closed because of the still-active pandemic, and the show, not far from our northern neighbor, always hosted a large contingent of Canadians.
But it was good to be back to this Vermont show in its 64th year, one of the oldest car shows in the nation. Highlights of the show were an unrestored 1929 Packard towing a 1930 Curtiss Aerocar found in a barn, a German-built 1935 Ford and a 1903 steam-powered Grout. Click the link below to see my photos of this event which, in spite of its diminished size, is still the biggest show I've seen this year up to now:
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