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It was early April, and his parents were boiling maple sap in the Western New York shack where they produced syrup and other maple-flavored goods. “It was pretty rustic,” Wightman says, “with just ...

Native Americans of northeastern North America have been harvesting maple sap and boiling it into syrup and sugar for many centuries. Various tribes have legends of how this sweet bounty of the ...

Every spring, maple producers across New England begin collecting sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into syrup, often using the same methods that have been employed for centuries. Don't ...

Early settlers quickly caught on and began producing maple syrup. It quickly found its way in the trade systems, and communities were setting up so-called sugar camps. Although the techniques of ...

Boiling maple sap into syrup is a time honored tradition in the Northeast, to the olfactory delight of anyone who has spent time in a steamy sugar house while inhaling the sweet maple scent of the ...

Steam is rising at sugarhouses across the state as their season to shine approaches ahead of the 40th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 26. The event, traditionally held the fourth Sunday in March, ...

Cody Anderson feeds the evaporator fire. This time of year, Something Wild co-host Dave Anderson is busy in his sugar house. He’s trying to keep the sap boiling just as fast as it flows through the ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Jakob Hooper collects some sap from the boiler pit while Gavin Mitchell ...

Rivers aren't the only things flowing freely in Wisconsin thanks to the unseasonably warm February. Sap in maple trees across the state has begun its spring surge, sending nature centers, maple syrup ...

Is there anything more wonderful than a stack of buttermilk pancakes dripping with golden maple syrup? How about seeing how the sweet syrup is made and then tasting the final product? Every spring, ...