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Barry Carver pats his 4-year-old golden retriever, Cooper, while checking his 900-gallon tanks of maple sap in Bethel. He leases a sugarbush in Rumford and hauls the sap to Bethel to boil. The syrup is available at Community Quik Stop in Rumford and Brooks Brothers in Bethel. Rose Lincoln/The Bethel Citizen
Jars of maple syrup line a windowsill Wednesday at Carver’s Maple Farm in Bethel. The grades are golden, amber, dark and very dark signifying light, rich, robust and strong flavor, respectively. Owner Barry Carver leases a sugarbush in Rumford and hauls the sap to Bethel to boil. The syrup is available at Community Quik Stop in Rumford and Brooks Brothers in Bethel. Rose Lincoln/The Bethel Citizen

Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside...

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