Along with honey, sugar maple was the main source of sweetener for Native Americans and early European settlers. Native Americans also used the sap as a fresh or fermented beverage or soured as ...
The sugar house is where we turn the sap into maple syrup by evaporating the excess water. The sugar house was specially constructed for the evaporation process. The roof has large doors so the steam ...
Maple syrup season is officially underway, and the weather couldn’t be more ideal for sugar houses across the state to start ...