Steam is puffing from the tall, metal stack on Couture’s Sugar House in Westfield, Vermont – a smoke-signal invitation to stop in, learn how maple syrup is made, speculate about the weather, and ...

A tiny hole in a towering maple tree, the slow, steady drip of pure sap into a waiting bucket. Inside the sugarhouse, steam billows, filling the air with the unmistakable aroma of something sweet in ...

White steam billows from the stainless steel smokestack rising through the roof of Gardner’s Sugar House in a Wrentham backyard. Vivid blue and green plastic maple sap tubing zigzags for hundreds of ...

ST JOHNSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Maple syrup season has officially begun in the Capital Region, despite being a little bit late this year due to the cold weather. This year, a local syrup producer, Mud ...

Vermont produced nearly 3.1 million gallons of maple syrup in 2025, accounting for 53% of the nation’s total output, according to a community announcement. The state has seen an almost 650% increase ...

Nate Shattuck hammers a tap into a maple tree in Belchertown, Tuesday. Shattuck's Sugarhouse is preparing to host Sugarfest on Saturday, an annual maple sugar festival that's grown in popularity since ...

Kathleen Mangan is an award-winning journalist with Vermont roots. Her writing has been featured in nearly 100 publications, including National Geographic, Wine Enthusiast, AAA World, and Saturday ...