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Chardon has been crowning the best maple syrup for 100 years—here’s how they do it (photos)

CHARDON, Ohio —Chardon takes its maple syrup seriously—especially when it comes to crowning the best. This year marks the 100th year since the Geauga County Maple Festival Maple Contest began. The ...
Forbes

These Northeast Maple Syrup Producers Offer Travelers A Sweet Treat

The process of gathering maple syrup is long and arduous. It’s maple syrup season, meaning it’s Vermont’s time to shine. Known worldwide for its maple industry, Vermont sugar makers produce over 3 ...
WBUR

Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England

Sap from maple trees starts to flow in New England around this time of year. March is the most important month for the more than 300 maple producers in Massachusetts as they create more than 70,000 ...
WMUR

Students from Hampton School District learn how to make maple syrup

SEASON UP AND RUNNING. BUT ALL THOSE ONIONS COMING TO A SUPERMARKET NEAR YOU AND KIDS IN HAMPTON GETTING TO LEARN ABOUT HOW TO MAKE MAPLE SIRUP UP CLOSE THIS YEAR, I’LL TAKE MAPLE SEASON SUGARING OVER ...
Erie Times-News

Asbury Woods offers opportunity to make your own maple syrup at home

Sugar maple trees don't grow just anywhere. Luckily for pancake and waffle lovers, Pennsylvania and Erie County are within the native range for this species that produces the sap used to make maple ...
Portland Press Herald

In sugaring season, Maine students of all ages study the art of making syrup

Evan Braude, a sophomore English/environmental studies major from Knoxville, Tenn., left, drills a hole for a tap as Lisa Beneman, organic garden supervisor, looks on. The two were tapping trees at ...