Sugaring on Burton Hill Road

Last Sunday John and I drove over Burton Hill Road and found these old maple trees being tapped for sugar.

Burton Hill Road Set

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Maple Open House Weekend: Sugarbush Farm Set
Maple Open House in Woodstock
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Maple Open House Weekend in Woodstock

I always find a new sugar house to visit on Vermont's Maple Open House Weekend. This past weekend, John and I went to Sugarbush Farm in Woodstock. Instead of photographing the sugar production, I found this abandoned sugar house. Far in the background you can see the pile of firewood taken from the forest to fire the evaporator.

Sugarbush Farm:

550 acres Settled in 1774 Present family arrived in 1945 Elevation: 1102 ft (335.9 meters) Most snow in one year: 120 inches (305 cm) Coldest night: -43°F (-42°C) Number of maple trees tapped: 7000

Maple Open House Weekend: Sugarbush Farm Set

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Lens Day: Spring Sugaring

Echo Hill Farm, East Craftsbury, Vermont
Vermont Maple Weekend Sugarhouse Open House

Sap Lines

The Sugar House

The Evaporator
The syrup had frozen, which shouldn't happen.
Sugaring so far this season has been slow because of the cold days and nights.
Sap has not yet begun to run fully: it starts and stops.

48 pound barrels to store the syrup in.

Sugar on snow

Syrup

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