Northwest Park Sugarhouse in Windsor

In Connecticut, cold nights and warm days bring sap for sugaring in the early spring.  Join Tracy of Lily Pad Prints and her family on a quick photo journey at the Sugarhouse in Northwest Park in Windsor.

"The best part was they let you go get the sap from the trees (if you wanted) and then they showed you how they turned it into syrup. My daughter loved it."

Sugar master Chuck Drake operates the park's maple sugaring process in the Northwest Park Sugarhouse.

Friends of Northwest Park Pancake Breakfast is a large yearly event to celebrate the maple sugaring season.

Northwest Park is located at 145 Lang Road, 860-285-1886.  Visit the park in late winter and early spring to learn all about syrup-making.

Tracy Kavanaugh is the photographer behind Lily Pad Prints. She lives with her husband, daughter and 2 cats. She loves photographing the beautiful flora and fauna of New England and has made it her mission to spread the love she has for nature through her photography.

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Maple Syrup Season in Connecticut.

Maple syrup season is here in Connecticut!  The state ranks tenth in maple syrup production.  The season, where trees are tapped, and sap is collected and then boiled down by sugarmakers, runs from early February to late March, when the nights are still cold but the days are sunny and warmer.  Making syrup is an intensive process requiring strict standards of heating and filtering to maintain purity.  Find out more about maple syrup production, or how to learn how to make your own on the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut website.

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This coming weekend is the Hebron Maple Festival, celebrating it's 25th anniversary!  Learn how maple syrup is made, take a tour, see some demonstrations, and stock up on a variety of maple-related products, all produced here in the state.  There will be activities for the kids, treats to taste, crafts, and other fun activities.  The Hope Valley, Wenzel, Woody Acres, and Winding Brook Sugar Houses will all be participating.

Connecticut has sugar houses in all of its counties.  For more information, and to find a sugar house near you, click here, or check out the Maple Syrup section on the CT Department of Agriculture website

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