Mark Bowers (aka 220 Maple)

[canaanmaple]

Sadly, the WV maple community lost one of the most enthusiastic and friendly sugar makers there was last week. He was a great inspiration to all who he came in contact with and his passion was real. I had the chance to meet him when Mike Rechlin brought him by to inspect my operation and we became instant friends and he would always text almost daily during maple season to ask how things were going up here on the mountain because he was intrigued by the climate differences and how it affected maple production compared to most of the state, etc. Hopefully he is swiming in 4% and endless runs!

here is the obituary for anyone interested: https://www.dnronline.com/obituaries/mark-e-bowers/article_da93695e-8ba2-53de-a905-824e030c3c79.html

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Oh man, sorry to hear that. We all looked forward to his updates and stories on here.

[Pdiamond]

That is a very sad loss to this community. My thoughts and prayers will be with his family. RIP Mark it was great knowing you.

[Brian]

That is sad news, I always enjoyed his posts. I will say a prayer for his family.

[Andy VT]

Very sad news. Thank you for sharing. Clearly he was planning on more maple seasons, judging by his March and April 2024 posts. He'll be missed. Neat to learn more about him in the obit.

[BAP]

So sorry to read this news. I looked forward to hearing about sugaring in WV. He certainly did a lot to advance maple in WV and elsewhere.