About 50 people braved snow and plunging temperatures to attend the annual Longest Night Vigil in front of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, Dec. 20, to remember people who lost their lives while experiencing  homelessness. People spoke and people sang and people held candles and each other in the darkness and the cold.

A group of people in winter clothing participate in a nighttime candlelight vigil in a snowy outdoor setting.
Sue Minter of Capstone Community Action speaks as people gather in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, December 20, 2024, for the Longest Night Vigil organized by the Washington County Housing Coalition to remember the people who lost their lives while experiencing homelessness. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A group of people stand in a snowy area at dusk, holding candles. Several lit candles are placed on the ground in front of them.
A group of people stands under a streetlight at night in a snowy setting, some holding candles.
A person in a red coat holds a lit candle in a snow-covered area, with a group of people and trees decorated with lights in the background.
People gather outside in the snow, placing lit candles on the ground, with one person kneeling in the foreground.
Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A group of people standing in a circle around lit candles on a snowy evening, in front of an illuminated building.
Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

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