Courtney Wheeler, left, and her brother Jordan Davis chat with Jenn Corriveau and her 4-year-old daughter, Jordyn, at Maple Rush Sugar House in Sabattus on Sunday. Maine Maple Sunday was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the sugar house owner adapted and offered maple syrup and maple related items for sale from a temporary farm stand. “We are doing what we can do to adapt,” said Davis. “Ninety percent of our sales come from Maine Maple weekend,” said Davis. “This year, we won’t be anywhere close to that.” Davis said that they offered an online tour through Facebook live of their sugar shack on Saturday and customers ordered and paid online. While some customers walked up to ask questions about the Maple syrup process, others drove up and their order was passed through the car window. “Honestly, this may be something we stay with,” Wheeler said about virtual tours and such. “Probably not on Maine Maple Sunday, but other weekends throughout the year,” said Wheeler. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Jordan Davis opened Maple Rush Sugar House in Sabattus three years ago. The first year was a learning year. The second year was “terrible because of a lot of ice.” “This was our year. It was a great year. Until this,” Davis said about how the coronavirus threw his extended family a curve ball. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo