Maine Maple Weekend continues today as sugarhouses around the state open their doors for what has become a rite of spring.

The annual event celebrates all things maple, from syrup samplings to sap boiling demonstrations to mouthwatering pancake breakfasts, such as the one pictured here at Cole Farm in Dayton on Saturday. The farm offered tours and sampling of syrup and other treats a day early.

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Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Clark Cole uses a hydrometer to measure the density of the syrup in the evaporator in his family's sugarhouse.
Clark Cole uses a hydrometer to measure the density of the syrup in the evaporator in his family's sugarhouse. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Jimmy Pak of Biddeford watches on Saturday as sap is boiled in the evaporator at Cole Farm. The boiling evaporates the water in the sap, leaving the syrup the farm sells, at left.
Jimmy Pak of Biddeford watches on Saturday as sap is boiled in the evaporator at Cole Farm. The boiling evaporates the water in the sap, leaving the syrup the farm sells, at left. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Malcolm Graffman of Saco feeds a piece of pancake to his 10-month-old grandson Quinn Purvizat. About 320 visitors tried Cole Farm’s maple syrup on buttermilk pancakes Saturday.
Malcolm Graffman of Saco feeds a piece of pancake to his 10-month-old grandson Quinn Purvizat. About 320 visitors tried Cole Farm’s maple syrup on buttermilk pancakes Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Surprise, a 15-year-old half-Appaloosa and half-Shetland pony gives Abby Binette, 3, of Biddeford a ride at Cole Farm in Dayton.
Surprise, a 15-year-old half-Appaloosa and half-Shetland pony gives Abby Binette, 3, of Biddeford a ride at Cole Farm in Dayton. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Want to get a taste of the sweet life for yourself? For directions, maps and a list of participating farms and sugarhouses, go to www.getrealmaine.com or www.mainemapleproducers.com.

 

 

 

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