Days with temperatures climbing into the balmy mid-forties, and nights which drop below freezing — perfect maple syruping weather. The rising daytime temperatures build up pressure inside of the maple trees, causing the sap — the watery liquid stored inside of the trees — to flow. It flows through the maple’s “vessels” (like blood through [...]

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The beginning of maple syrup season marks the beginning of the end of winter here in northern Minnesota. While much of the United States is enjoying the return of warmth and new green grass, we are still blanketed in snow, waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for springtime. The end of March approaches, the [...]

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