From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

Michigan Maple Weekends are ready to celebrate the sweetest sign of spring’s return. The annual month-long series of events in mid-March and early April invites Michiganders to learn about the ...

Use the sweet stuff to make a maple bourbon pie, to coat roasted Brussels sprouts or in the dressing for a kale salad.

Discover Vermont villages where locals keep maple sugaring alive with wood-fired evaporators and old-world charm.

Maple sugaring season has begun in Michigan, offering residents a chance to see how sap is harvested and turned into syrup. Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for maple syrup production, with hundreds ...

If not for maple syrup, March in Vermont would be all about mud season. Thank goodness that the grey days and muddy roads of early spring go hand-in-hand with one of Mother Nature’s most wonderful ...