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VT Campgrounds Recovering Two Years After Irene

Two years after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, most of Vermont's campgrounds damaged by the storm are back in business.

But Peter Daniels of the Vermont Campground Association says some campgrounds never re-opened after Irene.

Many are located along rivers and streams, areas that were hardest hit by flooding after the storm dumped up to 11 inches of rain on parts of the state.

One post-Irene success story is Abel Mountain campground in Braintree, on the bank of the third branch of the White River.

Karen Colby, who runs Abel Mountain with her husband Paul Rae Colby, says their 132-site campground was destroyed by Irene. But after months of hard work, they reopened in the summer of 2012.

Now they say they're finishing one of their best seasons ever.

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