Working with (hopefully) large quantities of syrup, adding more as the water boils off, the process can get messy, with boiled-over liquid and sticky residue left behind. Some operators will have a ...

With the maple sugaring season in full swing, now's the time for Michigan residents to get a look at how maple sap is boiled and changed into maple syrup. Maple syrup makers across Michigan are ...

Each February, local participants brave the cold to learn more about maple syrup production at an annual workshop at Dixon Springs Ag Center.

Discover maple tapping at Bendix Woods County Park. Free event Feb. 14 includes drilling, tubing setup, and Sugar House ...

ROCKVILLE, Ind. — Tapping maple trees for sugar water and processing it to make syrup is an art that those in Parke County, Ind., celebrate. Because weather conditions must be just right, the folks ...

If not for maple syrup, March in Vermont would be all about mud season. Thank goodness that the grey days and muddy roads of early spring go hand-in-hand with one of Mother Nature’s most wonderful ...

VICTOR, N.Y. — Maple Weekend, a series of two weekends to celebrate New York State’s maple syrup industry, kicks off on Saturday. Schoff’s Sugar Shack in Victor is gearing up to sell maple products, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — It’s as much a Michigan tradition as playing euchre or using your hand as a map. We make maple syrup here, and this time of the year is typically the sweet spot for making the ...

Christa Hein, of Bring the Farm to You, holds a section of a maple tree to discuss the outer and inner layers of bark. (Photo by Amy Phelps) BELPRE — The Belpre branch of the Washington County Public ...

GRAND RAPIDS — The dripping of melting snow is a sign of Spring as is the drip of maple syrup! Michigan’s climate serves as a great setup for syrup production, but we’ve seen a wide range of ...