After wild temperature swings in February, Hardwick Sugar Shack owners Joe and Megan Raskett aren’t sure how much longer the maple sugaring season will last. The Rasketts started boiling their maple ...

March has arrived, and with it comes the maple-producing season! This annual event is a sign of spring in many places and unseasonably warm temperatures (at least in the Northeast and Upper Midwest) ...

Early drilling in the woods paid off for at least two of Berkshire County’s maple producers, who got their first boil on Jan. 26. That early season was placed on hiatus, however, after a deep freeze ...

After the harvesting process comes the real work of maple sugaring, which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is ...

The typical timeframe for gathering sap from tapped maple trees, at least in my neck of the woods, is March 1 to April 1. This year, however, folks I know in the maple syrup world were tapping their ...

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 ...

From sumac spiles to bobsleds, discover the traditional tools and annual rites of pioneer maple sugaring before the age of ...