Maine Maple Sunday - March 27th, 2016

Maine Maple Sunday is taking place this coming weekend on Sunday, March 27th. Maple sugar houses all across Maine will be open to the public for sampling of their maple sugar products and tours of their sugar houses.

Learn more about Maine Maple Syrup and Sugar Products
http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Map of Maine Sugar Houses Open to Public this Sunday by the Maine Maple Producers Association
www.mainemapleproducers.com/

Maine Maple Syrup Producers Tapping Trees Early

Maine maple syrup producers are tapping trees early this year due to the mild winter.  Maine is the third highest maple syrup producing state - behind Vermont and New York. The maple tree sap can be made into maple syrup, maple butter, maple candy, and maple cream.  Read more in "Maine maple producers able to tap trees with early spring", NECN.com, March 8, 2012.

Maple Sugar Tapping at Blaine House by Governor LePage

AUGUSTA – In an effort to promote Maine maple syrup, Governor Paul LePage today joined Commissioner Walt Whitcomb, Commissioner Bill Beardsley, Legislators and Maine Maple Producers for an annual tradition – the tapping of a maple tree on the Blaine House lawn.

Maine Maple Sunday is fast approaching. The event, held annually on the fourth Sunday of March, takes place March 25 this year. As part of this year’s celebration of maple syrup production, more than 125 sugarhouses will be open around the State. Sugarhouses welcome visitors to participate in syrup and candy sampling, demonstrations of making syrup, sugarbush tours and a variety of other activities. “The potential for job creation in the maple industry is huge,” said Governor LePage. “The Maine maple syrup industry represents a great opportunity for Maine to promote its natural resource-based economy, a major part of our economic engine,” added the Governor.

Currently, Maine has 1.47 million taps and produced 360,000 gallons of maple syrup last season, a 14% increase from 2010. The latest yearly figures show that Maine generated nearly $13 million in revenue from the maple industry.

“We are pleased that Governor LePage will once again be kicking off the maple syrup season with the tapping of the tree on the Blaine House lawn,” said Agriculture Commissioner Walt Whitcomb. “This industry is a great example of Maine’s multiple uses of its natural resources and how a wood lot has an array of benefits – maple syrup, wood production, recreation and open space.

“Maine’s maple sugar industry provides a tremendous opportunity for growth in Maine’s natural resource sector,” said Conservation Commissioner Bill Beardsley. “This is an example of how agriculture and forestry are intertwined. In 2011, Maine was third in the nation producing 13 percent of maple syrup in the U.S.,” Beardsley stated.

Info above from "Governor LePage Promotes Maple Sugar Season at Blaine House", Maine.gov, March 7, 2012.  Learn more about Maine Maple Sugar.

Maple Syrup May Flow Early in Maine

Maple sugar sap may flow early this year.  The warm weather and lack of snow cover has pushed the date up for the start of the maple sugar season by a few weeks.  In fact, the sap may not be running by the time that Maple Sunday arrives on March 25th here in Maine.  For a good maple syrup season there is a need for cold nights and warm days.  Read more in "Early sap? Go with the flow", The Portland Press Herald, February 27, 2012.

Maine Maple Producers Association

The website of the Maine Maple Producers Association provides information about the maple syrup season, how maple syrup is made, the Maine Maple Sunday (March 27, 2011), recipes, and a directory of maple syrup makers in Maine.  Visit their website below.

http://www.mainemapleproducers.com/

Learn more about maple syrup in Maine by visiting the maple syrup page of Travel-Maine.Info.

http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Maple Syrup Season in Maine

The maple syrup season in Maine usually starts the end of February or early March.  Each season is different depending on the length of winter and temperatures.  Learn more about the maple syrup season in Maine by clicking on the link below.

http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Maine Maple Sunday - March 27, 2011

Maine Maple Sunday will be held on March 27, 2011.  Most maple syrup producers in Maine will host activities and sell maple syrup on this event.  To see a list of Maine maple syrup producers visit the link below:

http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Facts about Maple Syrup in Maine

Strawberry Hill Farms, a producer of organic Maine maple syrup, has posted some maple facts on its website.  The webpage provides nuggets of info such as tree health, grading of maple syrup, production, and growth of the maple syrup market.  Read more in "Maple Facts".  Learn more about Maine maple syrup at this link.

Maine's Maple Syrup Season Ends Early with the Weather

Maine's maple syrup season ended early due to the weather.  For many it was too cold during the day and too warm at night.  The maple sryup business is hit or miss sometimes and this season it was a matter of timing - when to tap the trees.  Read more in "Weather Forces Early End to Maine's Maple Syrup Season", Maine Public Broadcasting Network, March 23, 2010.

Maine Maple Sunday - March 28, 2010

On Sunday, March 28 Mainers will be able to visit maple syrup sugarhouses (some will be open on Saturday as well).  Many of the sugarhouses will be serving pancakes for breakfast - along with their maple syrup.  Read a recent news article on Maine Maple Syrup Day in "Maine Maple Sunday: Tasty maple treats, from beans to doughnuts", Portland Press Herald, March 21, 2010.  Click here for a list of Maine Sugarhouses.

A Sweet Sign of Spring: Maple Sugaring in Maine

A Maine writer has posted news of maple sugaring.  Read "Maple Sugaring Time: A Sweet Sign of Spring", A Good Eater, February 20, 2010.

Map of Maine Maple Sugar Houses

Maple sugaring time is nearing.  For some places in Maine it is already here.  Below are some resources should you want to know more about maple sugaring in Maine.
Map showing locations of Maine maple syrup sugarhouses:

http://www.mainemapleproducers.com/maine-maple-sunday-map.html

Info on Maine maple syrup making:

http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Small-Scale, Backyard Maple Syrup Production in Maine

You don't need a large-scale operation to produce your own maple syrup.  Do-it-yourself operations exist all over Maine.  Read about one woman's small-time operation that provides her family with maple syrup year-round.  Read "Sappy" by Maine Adventure Mom (March 10, 2010).  Click here to learn more about maple syrup production in Maine.

Maine Maple Sunday

Maine Maple Sunday is coming.  Here is an online post by the Foodlore Library about their visit to a syrup maker in Maine.  Read "Sure Sign of Spring: Maine Maple Sunday", Foodlore Library, March 10, 2010.  Click here for more news about Maine Maple Sunday and Maine sugarhouses.

Maine Maple Producers Association

Maine Maple Producers Association
PO Box 471, Skowhegan, Maine 04976-0471
Phone: (207) 634-3521

The association webpage provides information on the history of maple syrup, how maple syrup is made, and how to enjoy maple syrup.

http://www.mainemapleproducers.com/

Click here for more information on Maine maple syrup.

http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Maine Maple Sugaring

The maple sugar season is starting off slow in some areas of Maine and going well in others.  In the Gorham, Maine area the weather isn't cooperating to its fullest.  Read a recent news article on the current status this season.  See "Sap run slow as Maple Sunday nears", American Journal, March 11, 2010.  Click here for a listing of maple sugarhouses in Maine.

Maine Maple Sunday - March 28, 2010

Maine maple sugarhouses will be inviting the public to view their operations and sample their products on Sunday, March 28, 2010.  The spring in Maine is when maple syrup is made and it is a good family activity on the weekend.  The kids will be amazed!  For a listing of maple sugarhouses in Maine click on the link below.


http://www.travel-maine.info/maine_maple_syrup.htm

Maine Maple Syrup Tapping Time Ahead of Schedule

The mild late winter weather has affected the maple syrup activity in Maine.  The schedule has moved up a week or so and many Mainers have already tapped their trees.  It all depends on where you live in the state of Maine.  Read more in "Sap pouring in for producers, but harvest outcome uncertain", Bangor Daily News, February 25, 2010.  Also see Maine maple syrup sugarhouses.

Maine Maple Syrup Season Starts Soon!

The Maine maple syrup season will start soon.  Some say that it starts on Valentine's Day.  Hmmmmm.  Read a Maine blog about maple syrup.  See "Maple Syrup Making Time!".  Click here to learn more about maple syrup in Maine.

Maple Syrup Symposium in Maine Dec 3-4, 2009

A maple syrup symposium will be held in Skohegan, Maine on December 3-4, 2009. The event is sponsored by the International Maple Syrup Institute.  This is the sixth annual maple grading school held and is a two-day course.  Read more in "Maple syrup school gives Maine taste of respect", Portland Press Herald, December 1, 2009.  Read more about maple syrup in Maine.