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It’s that time of year again, as we crest March Hill and begin the warm slide down into the green promise of Springtime, April Showers, and May Baskets, when one of the oldest trades of our region shakes off its coat of winter snow and gets to work in the boiling shack. What else could it be but that dearest confection, Maple Syrup, for this coming Sunday, March 22 is of course Maine Maple Sunday.
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