Making maple syrup and savoring its flavor is a definite part of the process in enjoying one of nature’s wonderful seasonal bounties, writes columnist Tom Lounsbury.

Maple butter is the most delicious secret of a northern spring. Creamy, spreadable and sugar-pie-honey-bunch sweet — and 100% all-natural. Maple butter is also called maple cream. Contrary to either ...

AMOR, Minn. — Hundreds of gallons of maple tree sap sat chilling in 55-gallon barrels at Lindentree Farm on Saturday, March 22, near Amor. With temperatures dipping to 11 degrees early that morning, ...

Maple syrup making time has just about arrived in our area. Maple syrup makers make preparations well in advance in order to be ready for this hectic time of year. Weather conditions need to be just ...

Sunday felt like a true changing of the seasons with temperatures ranging in the 50s. The sun and heat brought a big spring melt for most of the metro, which was perfect conditions for one of ...

Maple trees give life to syrup, shitakes and a heat that can warm up the coldest early spring nights in maple growing parts of Minnesota. A sample of maple syrup is set on display at Lindentree Farm ...