These maple taps, attached to trees near Pike Brook road, are almost finished producing syrup for this year.
Some people may not realize that there are many small producers of maple syrup right here in the Town of Dresden. If you go for a ride toward Ticonderoga or even down Pike Brook road, you will see the taps attached to the trees and the syrup flowing in plastic lines down to bigger drums where it is collected to be heated.
This season is almost over because of the warmer weather and the buds appearing on the trees. (Once the buds appear, the syrup gets a bitter taste to it.) However, I took a ride recently and here were some taps that I could see right from the road.
So the next time you have your pancakes, you might pause and consider that your syrup might have come out of some trees in Dresden!
