New Hampshire’s maple season is finally here.
Cold nights, warm days and cold nights are what it takes to get the sap moving in the maple trees, and the timing was perfect for Gov. Chris Sununu's official kickoff of March Maple Mont, which took place March 12 at Connolly Brothers Dairy Farm in Temple.
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