A metal maple leaf sign hangs by the entrance of the 100-Acre Wood Sugar Shack in Intervale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — This weekend is Maple Sugar Weekend in New Hampshire, when sap houses open their doors, inviting the public to see the process in action and sample maple treats.
And next weekend, March 22-23, is the 42nd annual Maine Maple Sunday Weekend (find a list of maple producers taking part at mainemapleproducers.com ).
Andrew Chisholm, president of the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association and operator of the Chisholm Farm in Hampstead, is shown drilling a tap. He loves the tradition of maple sugaring and notes it is a strong part of the Granite State's economy. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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The 100-Acre Wood Sugar Shack in Intervale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Maureen Brooks adjusts a display of maple syrup and "Pasttimes Jam" made by a cousin at Brooks Family Sugar House in Freedom. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Ken Crowther (left) and Andy Grigel stand outside, with Crowther's dog Mac, at the Black Mountain Sugarhouse in Jackson on March 13, 2024. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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The Eldridge Family Sugar House shared this photo on Facebook of one of their maple ice cream specialties, bourbon maple syrup drizzled over vanilla ice cream. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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The Streeter family (from left Allison, 12, Jesse, 18, Anne-Marie and Will) stand together outside their recently expanded Mac Hill Maple sugarhouse in Tamworth on March 7. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Mooney Hill Maple owners Ciaran and Rob Hatch (third and fourth from left) stand with their crew of "maple helpers" (from left) Bob Boyd, Keith Jordan, Maggie Perkins, Tim Wentworth and his daughter Megan by the Silver Lake sugarhouse on March 10, 2024. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Nate & Kate's Maple syrup lines the shelves of the streetside stand by the Hutchin's Chatham home on March 13. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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From left: Sean McManus adjusts the syrup-collecting bucket as Lisa Remington loads the evaporator fire and Pete Remington looks on at SP's Sugar Shack in Ossipee on March 7. The Remingtons are very close friends of the Sean and Julie McManus and help them with their maple operations. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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The New Hampshire Maple Experience at The Rocks, located in Bethlehem, explores the sweet tradition of maple sugaring n New Hampshire and includes a ride in a horse-drawn wagon to tour the property. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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George Weston looks at a hydrometer inside the Weston's Sugar House, part of the family farm in Fryeburg, in 2022. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Tim Robinson and Kate Stanley stand by their evaporator at Turkey Street Maples in Tamworth. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Partners Ashley Benes and Brad Streeter stand together outside Young Maple Ridge Sugarhouse in Center Sandwich. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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