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From brewery hopping in Burlington to maple syrup farms, here are 7 perfect Vermont stops for Noah Kahan fans planning a weekend getaway.

CHARDON, Ohio — When organizers planned the first Geauga County Maple Festival in 1926, they hoped a few thousand people might show up. Instead, more than 15,000 visitors poured into Chardon Square on ...

CHARDON, Ohio --Chardon takes its maple syrup seriously—especially when it comes to crowning the best. This year marks the 100th year since the Geauga County Maple Festival Maple Contest began. The ...

Vermonters are mad for boiling at this time of year, the kind that leads to syrup drizzled on pancakes and waffles. Vermont-made maple syrup is such a big deal that we throw festivals in its honor. A ...

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 ...

FARM IN LEBANON THAT’S GOT AWARD WINNING MAPLE AND A LOT MORE. THE SAP IS RUNNING AT THIS SUGARBUSH IN LEBANON, MARKING ANOTHER SEASON FOR CREATING AWARD WINNING SIRUP. ALRIGHT, WE’RE GETTING THINGS ...

Pure maple syrup is significantly more expensive than pancake syrup due to labor and equipment costs. Many maple syrup producers are driven by family tradition and passion rather than profit. A recent ...

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...

New York State Maple Weekend is such a big thing that it takes two weekends: March 21 and 22, and March 28 and 29; several local producers are participating. That includes the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill ...

Steam rises from an evaporator at the Branon Family Maple Orchards sugarhouse in Fairfield on Dec. 20, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story by Joslyn McIntyre was first published in ...