To connoisseurs of maple syrup, March is a special month. Our Native American forebears thought of it as the Maple Moon - a month of changes as Mother Nature awakens; when freezing nights and warm, sunny days move the sap up and down the maple trees.

Visitors to the Sugar House can learn the simple, but fascinating way pure golden maple syrup is produced. It takes about 40 gallons of sap and much wood heat to produce one gallon of syrup. Those gallons of steam fill the Sugar House with a wonderful maple aroma that is hard to forget. Part of the tour includes tasting samples of the clear, cold sap and the pure maple syrup. There is no admission charge and free parking is plentiful.

Hours of the Sugar House operation depend on the weather. To find out the current boiling schedule, call 585-554-3154 or 800-716-2276.

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