It is Year 47 for the Nebraska Knoll clan. The crew felt excited to get back into the woods two weeks ago for the annual visit to each sugar maple tree in our sugarbush, away from the raucous affairs of men toward the silent province of forests. Scientists have learned so much in recent years… Read More
Out the Door 2025
Dear Reader,The years turn, the seasons turn, sugar season returns. Once again this blog will jump into the cycle of the maple tree’s life, and the sugarmaker’s year, at tapping time. It’s Year 46 of sugaring at Nebraska Knoll.
Tapped by Valentine’s Day and None Too Soon
Up in the woods tapping maple trees on a recent sunny day, crew member and resident folklorist Lawrence Lackey happened to glance uphill and could scarcely believe his eyes. Why, it was the phantom tapper! LL (as he is known in these parts) later sang to the crew what he recalls of The Ballad of… Read More
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