Maple syrup producers’ 2023 yields depended on location

In this area, the farther north a producer lives, maple syrup yields were lower.

Maine maple syrup production was lowest in over a decade

Weather conditions in northern parts of the state resulted in the lowest yield since 2012.

Maple syrup producers optimistic about season’s sap run

Warm weather last month allowed for early runs of what some farms report was a particularly tasty product.

Photo Album: Sabattus sugar house lines up its trees

New Yorker’s first Maine Maple Sunday

Staff writer Kay Neufeld spent the weekend of Maine Maple Sunday tapping trees, boiling down sap, and learning the ins and outs of what it takes to make local maple syrup. She quickly learned the process is about passion, not profit.

Sweet treats for Maine Maple Sunday

Photo Album: Blais Maple Syrup welcomes visitors to its sugar shack

Established in 2015, Marcel Blais began boiling syrup in a turkey fryer outdoors and had 15 to 35 taps — or spouts — in the trees on his property. The operation now has more than 1,100 taps.

Maine Maple Weekend offers sweet fun

"Maine Maple Sunday is a Maine tradition. It's (raising) awareness, it's selling (syrup), it's showing people how it's processed, how things are done. It's getting it out there that maple syrup is a natural sweetener that you can use in anything," said Mario Blais.

Maine Maple Sunday Weekend is back at ‘full steam’

Loyal customers and comfort food cravings helped carry sugarhouses through the pandemic, but maple producers are excited to see visitors again, face to face.

Maine Maple Sunday regional events all weekend

Farm owners are excited for 2022 Maine Maple Sunday on March 27 following low turnout in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.