DEERWOOD -- Families mark the progression of time and tradition in many ways. The Hakes family does it with maple syrup. It all began in 1970 when the retired Ken Hakes Sr. started a sugar bush on 80 ...

The maple syrup season started as a dud, but as time went by the sweet sap poured from the trees. “We started in early March and the first two weeks we got nothing. We didn’t have the temperature ...

Erie County is home to sugar maple trees and Asbury Woods has a program to help people make their own syrup at home.

Alexander Watson likes his maple syrup on homemade pancakes, with a side of bacon. Take his word for it. He’s an expert in the field. A regional naturalist with the Department of Natural Resources at ...

Love the warmth or hate it, one thing is for sure. It may be a sweet season for maple syrup. The warm weather has already triggered the maple sap to start running. In fact, one of Michigan’s largest ...

Nothing says holiday comfort quite like a creamy mug of ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm show the process of making maple syrup at home from start to finish.

Families mark the progression of time and tradition in many ways. The Hakes family does it with maple syrup. It all began in 1970 when the retired Ken Hakes Sr. started a sugar bush on 80 acres he ...