Frank Zmigrodski works Friday behind a cloud of steam from the sap boiling in his evaporator in Vassalboro.
Frank Zmigrodski pours hot sap Friday into the evaporator in Vassalboro.
Frank Zmigrodski stands Friday beside a woodpile as the sap boils in his evaporator in Vassalboro.
A sap bucket near Frank Zmigrodski's sugar shack Friday in Vassalboro.
Frank Zmigrodski feeds wood Friday into the firebox that boils sap in the evaporator in Vassalboro.
Maple syrup flows in the processing area Friday at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney. After filtering, the dark amber syrup is bottled.
Shelley Bacon makes room Friday for half-gallon bottles of maple syrup she has just filled at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
Bottled maple syrup on the store shelf Friday at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
Maple syrup is pumped Friday in the processing area at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney. After filtering, the dark amber syrup is bottled.
Maple syrup flows into a jug Friday in the processing area at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
The cap on a bottle of syrup Friday at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
A bag of freeze-dried maple marshmallows on a store shelf Friday at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
A bag of freeze-dried maple marshmallows on a store shelf Friday at Bacon Farm Maple Products in Sidney.
Frank Zmigrodski's timber frame sugar shack, which he built, in Vassalboro.
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