Sugar Season
Maple
Syrup
Behind the scenes
Farmer Jon and his crew are busy collecting the sap
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Tapped trees need cool nights and warm days to release their sap
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Miles of sap lines end in a large collection tank
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The sap is gathered and brought to the sugar house, where it's boiled down
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Evaporator in action
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Smoke from the wood fire and steam from the evaporator
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Constant tending of the firebox keeps the sap boiling
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Working round the clock
Night shift
Sugaring goes well into the night, as it takes over 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup