March 25, Statewide,

Join Maine's maple producers to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday on March 25, 2012.  It's the day when sugar makers around the state open the doors of their sugarhouses for the public to to join them in their rites of spring-making maple syrup.

Most sugarhouses offer free tasting and live demonstrations of how syrup is produced from tap to table.  Many offer a variety of other treats and activities including syrup on pancakes or ice cream, sugarbush tours, sleigh or wagon rides, live music and lots more. 

For more information, visit http://www.mainemapleproducers.com/.

2011 Maine Maple Task Force Summary

As mandated by the 2011 Maine Legislative Resolve, L.D. 109; "Resolve to Study the Promotion and Expansion of the Maine Maple Sugar Industry", that the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources referredin this resolve as the "Commissioner" shall convene a task force to study the promotion and expansion of the Maine maple sugar industry.