PORTLAND (AP) — The cold weather means the sap isn’t yet flowing in Maine, but the show must go on for Maine Maple Sunday. More than 100 Maine sugar houses are participating in the annual event, and some had to scramble to ensure they had syrup since they’re not yet making it. It takes 40 […]
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Unseasonable cold, deep snow hindering Maine maple syrup season start
MEXICO — Tappers are gearing up for maple syrup season, but the sap hasn’t started running yet because of unseasonably cold temperatures and deep snow pressed against the trees. Ray and Ann Carver of Mexico began tapping trees Wednesday when temperatures topped 40 degrees. They will place 400 taps this month. “Nothing is running yet, […]
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Friends of Peru Elementary School reschedule open house
PERU — The Friends of Peru Elementary School agreed Wednesday evening to move its open house from March 7 to March 22 to coincide with its Maine Maple Sunday pancake breakfast. Chairman Nick Waugh said there were a few reasons why rescheduling the open house would be beneficial for the group. “I heard from someone […]
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A taste of winter at Maine Maple Sunday
JAY/LIVERMORE — Maine Maple Sunday had a different feel to it this year, what with the cold weather and the lack of sap running. “Last year was probably the best maple syrup season we’ve had in the last five years,” observed Gunnar Higgins as he tended the boiling sap at Boothby’s Sugar Shack in Livermore. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Sunday River to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will celebrate Maine Maple Sunday with an entire weekend of events, resort spokesperson Darcy Morse said. The resort has been participating in Maine Maple Sunday for the last three or four years after their Sugaring House was constructed at the bottom of the Sundance Trail on South Ridge. “After […]