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Looks like MUCH colder weather coming about 5 days away (Accuweather says 22 for Beckley on the 17th). Think you can hang on for another run?
We'll have a similar situation here... very warm and then COLD again. I might hold out and see what develops.
It is 72F in our area today but supposed to be in the low 20's Tuesday night and there are several good looking temperature cycles coming up. We have been tapped in most of our bush since Jan 22. That's 7 weeks, so our taps could dry up. We will keep our fingers crossed. If we start up again we will have to do a lot of sanitizing.
Larry,
Just curious, I met someone from the western part of West Virginia at the Potomac Highlands maple festival near Keyser WV several years ago that was producing syrup or was going to start producing. Was it you or one of your partners?
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I'm sure it was none of us. I didn't know they had a maple festival but would like to go there. When is it?
Larry,
It is usually held the 3rd weekend in March. There are 3 camps open to the public that weekend. The one draw back is if they are open we are still in operation also which makes it tuff to attend. I didn't make it myself, I did make it to the Highland Maple Festival which is held in Highland County Virginia. Highland's festival is a Two weekend affair in March and there are 5 large Sugar Camps open. If you ever get a chance to attend one, I would suggest the one in Highland County. It's located 40 miles North of I-64 at Covington Va.
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