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A little bit of woods work, and a lot of maple coming up this weekend!We’ve been continuing to chip away at beating back...
09/02/2026

A little bit of woods work, and a lot of maple coming up this weekend!
We’ve been continuing to chip away at beating back the beech undergrowth in the sugarwoods, opening things up for our maples and making room for the next round of tubing expansion. This weekend, we’ll also keep plugging along on the new 2" pipe installs as we work our way farther through the woods.
But the big event this weekend is our return to the Fort Kent Sovereign Market!
Saturday | 10 AM–1 PM
Rivertown Community Arts Center, Fort Kent
We’ll be bringing along our usual maple lineup, including pure and specialty maple syrups, maple sugar, maple straws, and more.
And, after an unfortunate equipment retirement, the replacement cotton candy machine has arrived! That means Maple Cotton Candy is officially back on the menu.
Stop by the Sovereign Market, check out what the local vendors have to offer, and grab some maple goodies while you’re there. We hope to see you Saturday!

IOU: nicer pictures of the tubing install...But anyway, we got the second 2" tube pulled out to its anchor point and got...
08/30/2026

IOU: nicer pictures of the tubing install...

But anyway, we got the second 2" tube pulled out to its anchor point and got most of the wire pulled for the first run until the weather started threatening a thunderstorm. And I'm not keen on holding on to a half-mile length of electrical conductors when there might be lightning 😂

Either way, we more accomplished today than expected! We might be able to hook up some more 1" mainlines and laterals to this tubing network extension before the sugaring season. We'll have to see how much we get cleared and installed before the snow starts flying.

For those that dropped by, sorry we missed you, we were in the woods!One 2" line pulled today, hopefully (🤞🏻) we'll get ...
08/29/2026

For those that dropped by, sorry we missed you, we were in the woods!

One 2" line pulled today, hopefully (🤞🏻) we'll get the other pulled tomorrow. Wish us luck!

A few updates from the mountain!Work continues on de-bushing and opening up the sugarwoods. We’ve mostly cleared the rou...
08/28/2026

A few updates from the mountain!
Work continues on de-bushing and opening up the sugarwoods. We’ve mostly cleared the route for our next set of wet/dry conductor lines and are continuing to push back some of the thick beech undergrowth. That gives us room for more mainlines while also reducing some of the nutrient competition around our maples.
This weekend’s project: start pulling the new wet/dry conductors through the woods. The goal is to drag them roughly a half-mile west through the sugarwoods. Should be a nice, easy walk in the woods… with a couple thousand pounds of tubing.
We’re also heading to Presque Isle this evening to support the Farm to School meeting at Presque Isle High School. We’ll be providing maple tasting samples and joining the conversation about opportunities for local farms to connect with local schools.
If you’re in the Presque Isle area from 4–6 PM, feel free to stop in, listen, talk with some local producers, and of course, taste a little Maine maple.
Back to the woods after that!

Fall is nearly upon us on the mountain, and the very tops of the trees are starting to show it. We spend a lot of time ...
08/25/2026

Fall is nearly upon us on the mountain, and the very tops of the trees are starting to show it. We spend a lot of time talking about maple syrup, but the trees that make it possible are pretty incredible all on their own--so here are some quick facts 😁

They can live for centuries.
A healthy sugar maple can live for 300–400 years, meaning the same tree can potentially provide sap for generations.

A maple generally needs to reach around 10–12 inches in diameter before receiving its first tap. Depending on growing conditions, that can take 30–40 years (or even longer if there are shallow soils, or there is heavy competition from other plants)

Maple sap is mostly water.
Fresh sap is typically around 98% water and only about 2% sugar. We remove most of that water to transform it into the rich maple syrup that ends up on your pancakes.

Maples need the freeze and thaw.
Those cold nights below freezing followed by warmer days aren't just a sign of spring. The changing temperatures create pressure changes inside the tree that help get the sap flowing. High vacuum helps, but the hydraulic pressure from freeze/thaw cycles are the most important component of sap flow during the season.

Sugar maples aren't the only game in town.
Red maples can make great syrup too! Sugar maples are generally prized for their higher sugar content, but both species contribute to maple production across the Northeast.

They're basically giant solar-powered sugar factories.
During the growing season, maple leaves use sunlight to manufacture sugars through photosynthesis. The tree stores carbohydrates to help sustain itself, and some of that stored energy contributes to the sweet sap we collect in the spring.

And that big, beautiful crown matters.
A large, healthy crown means more leaves capturing sunlight and performing photosynthesis. That's one reason sugarbush management often focuses on giving the best maple trees plenty of room to grow.

We’re here in Bangor at the Cross Arena! For all of the folks that have stopped by and are local, Tiller & Rye in town ...
08/22/2026

We’re here in Bangor at the Cross Arena! For all of the folks that have stopped by and are local, Tiller & Rye in town stocks our syrup as well 😁

And a little shout-out to Coffin's General Store in Portage -- they are restocked with some Pints of Pure Maine Maple Syrup as well as our line of specialty syrups. If your travels include hunting in the North Maine Woods here soon, stop in and check them out. They also make some pretty mean hot foods in the back ❤️

Quick Facts:Pure maple syrup brings a little more to the table than just sweetness...🥞 Manganese — Pure maple syrup is a...
08/22/2026

Quick Facts:
Pure maple syrup brings a little more to the table than just sweetness...
🥞 Manganese — Pure maple syrup is a notable source of manganese, an essential mineral that helps support normal metabolism, bone formation, and the body's antioxidant defenses.
⚡ Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) — Maple syrup also naturally contains riboflavin, a vitamin your body uses to help convert the food you eat into energy and support normal cellular function.
Does that mean maple syrup suddenly isn't sugar? Of course not! 😁 But when you're looking to add a little sweetness, 100% pure maple syrup offers naturally occurring nutrients that you simply won't find in the same way in highly refined table sugar.

A quick THANK YOU to some of our Aroostook County schools for choosing local maple! 🍁🧇We recently filled orders for MSAD...
08/18/2026

A quick THANK YOU to some of our Aroostook County schools for choosing local maple! 🍁🧇
We recently filled orders for MSAD 33, MSAD 27, and Madawaska Schools, with some planning to put that syrup to good use at school waffle bars! This Thursday, we'll also be delivering another large order to MSAD 1.
We're grateful for these orders and for all the other County schools we've delivered to earlier this year. For our small farm, it's pretty awesome knowing that maple syrup made right here in Northern Maine is being served to local kids.
Pure maple syrup is also a minimally processed sweetener that can be a great alternative when used in place of more highly refined and processed sugars. And by working directly with schools, we're able to offer fair, competitive pricing that helps make local maple a practical option.
Thank you to all of the food service staff and schools putting Northern Maine maple on Northern Maine tables!
And with the first day of school right around the corner, we wish all of our Aroostook County schools, students, teachers, staff, and families a fantastic school year ahead 😁

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, sampled some of our products, picked up a bottle or two, or simpl...
08/16/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, sampled some of our products, picked up a bottle or two, or simply hung around to chat for a bit. The Craft Fair was just one part of a packed Acadian Festival that brought folks to the Valley from as far away as Texas, Ontario, France, and plenty of places in between and Madawaska certainly pulled out all the stops!
Thinking back on some of our conversations yesterday, one question came up quite a bit:
“How do you know what flavor to infuse and bottle?”
Well... that’s the neat part. We don’t. 😂
Taste is incredibly subjective. What one person absolutely loves might not be another person's first choice.
We start by making small R&D batches at home to see whether we can capture the flavor we're looking for. But we really don't know whether we've created something you'll love, or if we just accidentally created our new favorite flavor.
Our newest Cocoa Infused Maple Syrup is a perfect example. We make it by steeping cacao nibs in piping-hot maple syrup for hours, allowing the cacao to impart a genuine chocolate character directly into the maple.
And bringing something like that to market is a bit of a gamble. After all, there are plenty of cheaper and more traditional ways to add chocolate flavor to something. Developing, producing, bottling, labeling, and stocking an entirely new specialty maple syrup takes time and resources without any guarantee that customers will embrace it.
But this one?
Based on the reactions during taste testing and the bottles disappearing from our table, Cocoa Infused is quickly emerging as a fan favorite.
That also leads into another question we hear all the time:
“What do you actually use flavored maple syrup for?”
The answer is definitely more than pancakes and ployes!
Baking with them, incorporating them into desserts, mixing them into drinks, building glazes, or simply substituting them into recipes you already make can add another layer of flavor that nudges something from pretty good to spectacular.
The photos here are a few examples straight from our recipes section
https://www.northernreachmaple.com/category/recipes/

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by yesterday 😁

We’re posted up at the Madawaska Acadian Festival Craft Fair today and tomorrow from 10am - 4pm, come stop by and say hi...
08/14/2026

We’re posted up at the Madawaska Acadian Festival Craft Fair today and tomorrow from 10am - 4pm, come stop by and say hi!

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