Maple sugarhouses around the North Country are creating sweet memories for families and individuals during this year’s Maple Weekend event with pancake breakfasts, open houses as well as exclusive ...

This shift in the weather signals the start of maple sugaring season. I’m not talking about Log Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth’s “maple-flavored syrup”; that’s corn syrup and food coloring. Real maple ...

Real maple syrup has not only sweetness and natural flavor but it also has all of the minerals and other nutrient compounds a tree needs to grow and thrive. Those minerals and nutrients are the ...

Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap production. Maple syrup offers trace nutrients and a lower glycemic index compared to cane sugar. As March ...

The two-hour program starts at 10 a.m. Hawthorn Hollow volunteers and staff have been tapping sugar maple trees, harvesting and processing sap, and bottling syrup. Hawthorn’s program provides a ...

Andrew Dickerson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air ...