ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Maple Weekend, a celebration of New York State’s maple syrup industry, continues on Saturday into Sunday. It’s happening during the state’s maple tapping season. New York is the ...

Maple syrup has long been a staple of North American breakfasts, especially across the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, where its production originated. It’s made by boiling down sap collected ...

Maple syrup making time has just about arrived in our area. Maple syrup makers make preparations well in advance in order to be ready for this hectic time of year. Weather conditions need to be just ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Late March is the perfect time to shake off the winter blues and embrace the outdoors. Mother Nature’s early spring spectacles signal it is time to grab some hiking boots, binoculars, ...

These three maples have somewhat similar-looking leaves. On the surface, you may think this is simply an academic exercise. But if you care about invasive plants and local ecology, this distinction is ...

Early settlers quickly caught on and began producing maple syrup. It quickly found its way in the trade systems, and communities were setting up so-called sugar camps. Although the techniques of ...