The beginning of spring brings many pleasant aromas, but an underrated one is the sweet, woody scent of boiling maple sap.

Weather conditions haven’t been ideal for backyard maple syrup makers this season, but local sugar shacks are still boiling and selling across the state.

Maple trees need specific conditions for sap to flow, and cold temperatures have delayed syrup production. Producers say if ...

The woods and sugarhouse come to life as Chippewa Nature Center hosts its annual Maple Syrup Day on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food and fun for all ages.

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 ...

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 ...

SOMERVILLE — On a cold, gray Saturday in March, people of all ages made their way to the Somerville Community Growing Center to attend the 24th annual Maple Boil Down. Over the course of the day, 525 ...

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, ...

Follow the steam puffs for demonstrations, maple syrup samples, and more.

More than 100 sugarhouses, farms and maple producers across Maine are preparing for the 41st Maine Maple Sunday Weekend March 23 and 24. The event falls toward the end of the sap running season and is ...