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Wow, it's been about six months since I last updated my Vermont "Bucket List" and I have been meaning to add this one to my many upcoming day trips to Vermont after Labor Day! This is an excursion for the whole family and being the tree lover that I have become lately, :mrgreen: this is right up my ...

Hello again and an update to the Witness Tree post to continue my passion for our trees, forests and woodlands! :D I was looking to see if Vermont had any "old growth forests" and found quite a fascinating article on the subject. Albeit a tad long, I found it so captivating! I'm hoping to go to one ...

Hello SOV hikers: I'm hoping to hike Harmon Hill in Bennington after Labor Day provided the situation for out of staters has eased by this time. All the reviews thus far are conflicting; some rate it difficult and strenuous, while others call it moderate and even kid friendly. The out and back milea...

Hello fall foliage fanatics! Hope this post finds you in continued health. And now another season has begun with autumn just a few short months away! This cool spring has got me energized and excited for my favorite season of all! With 31 hikes under my belt now, I've ramped up the forest treks to t...

Happy Earth Day everyone! Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. :D It is a special day despite the current "climate"; it gives us a fleeting moment of promise that all will be well.🌻 I hope you can at some point get out today and appreciate Mother Earth. Maybe a hike, clearing out rubbish alon...

Hi Colorado Mom! Thanks for popping in here! I agree with you on slowing down in our lives in order to appreciate the simple and ordinary that we often take for granted. Yet in the alternative, I continue to ramp up my hikes into the forests to soak in the beauty around me in northern CT. I went on ...

First off, a shout out to all of our SOV Foliage Fanatics. I pray that you and your family are well, safe, hopeful and strong. Over the past month, I have banished myself into the woods by hiking two, sometimes three times a week in the more remote, secluded areas of the NW and NE corner of Connecti...

Latest restrictions on entering Vermont, posted today by Governor Scott: March 30, 2020 "If you don't need to come to Vermont, don't," Scott said. "Scott also clarified that his order last week restricting nonessential stays at hotels and motels also applies to bed and breakfasts, inns, and short t...

UPDATE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE MAPLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION: New Hampshire Maple Open House Weekend is cancelled: https://www.facebook.com/nhmapleproducers "The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association (NHMPA) Board of Directors has been closely watching the effect that COVID-19 (commonly known as coron...

UPDATE FROM NY STATE MAPLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION: https://mapleweekend.nysmaple.com/ Open house weekend is cancelled. "Maple Weekend Announcement Out of an abundance of caution, the New York State Maple Producers Association has decided to cancel the 2020 NYS Maple Weekend. This 25th anniversary fe...

UPDATE FROM MASS MAPLE: Massachusetts Maple Producers Association https://www.massmaple.org/ "Coordinated maple weekend events for March 21-22 have been canceled, due to guidance from state officials and an interest in protecting public health. Some Massachusetts sugarmakers may still be boiling an...

Good morning maple syrup lovers everywhere. Sadly, the 2020 Vermont Maple Open House Weekend has been cancelled to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. The Vermont Maple Festival in late April is also cancelled. I'm leaving the original post up as NH and NY and CT are still on board as of this tim...

The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce is showcasing their very own maple fest (held also during the annual VT Maple Open House Weekend) stock full of events! So much going on, it is going to be an amazing maple celebration 2020 in Vermont. I won't be in the Poultney area as we decided to hit SW VT f...

Vermont sugarmakers comment on the season's first boil!

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ta da! and here are the participating sugarhouses for Massachusetts that just went up! https://www.massmaple.org/buy-maple-syrup/directory/maple-weekend/ https://www.massmaple.org/sugarhouse-restaurants/ The season kickoff will be Friday, March 6, at 10:00 a.m. at Sunrise Farms in Colrain. Join us a...