Workers at Maple Valley Farm in Corinth, a local maple syrup business in existence for decades, deal with a raging hot furnace used for changing maple sap into fine syrup.
The New York State Maple Producers Association invited families to learn all about the production of maple syrup and other related products during Maple Weekend, which ends 23-24 across the state.
Producers like Maple Valley Farm in Corinth held events to let people see firsthand how real maple syrup is made. The events include family-friendly activities.
A bucket hangs on a maple tree at Maple Valley Farm in Corinth, as Scott Monica, in the background, hangs another to collect the tree sap that is the life blood of the process.
According to the association, “New York state maple syrup has established a reputation as one of the highest quality maple syrups in the world.”