From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

Every winter, John Cermak and his family drill holes into 2,200 maple trees on their 45-acre farm. They hammer steel spouts into those holes, and then they wait. “The ideal weather for us is when it ...

Unpredictable weather this month has made it challenging for people tapping maple trees to make maple syrup. Maple sap runs best when daytime temperatures are in the high 30s to mid-40s and overnight ...