Im headed up to the golden road to see some maine sugaring,,any suggestions on people with info,,places to see and stay would be great, also might be going thru the jackman moosehead area,,all suggestions would be great, Parker
Im headed up to the golden road to see some maine sugaring,,any suggestions on people with info,,places to see and stay would be great, also might be going thru the jackman moosehead area,,all suggestions would be great, Parker
Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
Salisbury, N.H.
1988 taps in 09
over 2500 on vac in 2010
no buckets in 2010
2815 taps in 2011
shooting for 3000 in 2012
4000 taps? In 2014
5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
50 cords in the shed
Old, old R.O.
Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
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That sounds like fun! Lots of big operations up there
There is at least 4 or 5 Sugaring Opperations on the St. A Auirele rd which run parallel to the Golden rd just a little more North 30 miles maybe, I think the best way to get up there is via the 490rd then the Braliey Brook rd, I would avoid the Ragamuff rd unless it is still frozen up in good shape. Most of the sugar houses tend to be closer to the Maine Canadian border.
As far as where to stay if you go via Jackman I would probably say Bishops motel is your best bet, or maybe long pond camps if you don't mind something more rustic.
If you want to spend more than 1 day in the North Maine Woods I Guess Pittston Farms, Chesuncook lake house, or Loon Lodge would be nice, I would think Pittston Farms would be closer to the Sugaring Opperations. I generally make a spring Fishing trip and a fall hunting trips every year I love the "Big Woods" of Maine.
We Camp out or stay at a friend's camp on Hurd Pond. I've always wanted to be up there during a sap run.
Nate Hutchins
Nate & Kate's Maple
2022 1000 taps?
3x10 Intensofire
20x36 sugarhouse
CDL 600gph RO
A wife and 2 kids.
If you head to the western end of the Golden Road check out Dole Pond Maple he does have a sign out . Heckofa nice guy. Make sure to give logging trucks the right of way !
" A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
Mark Twain
900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
2.5 x 10 Thor on Tsunami arch
H2O Concentrater 300
Squeezing Bees
and
Draining Trees
Since 1980
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If you stop at Maine Maple Products in Madison, Eric might be able to set you up with the Larivierres (sp?) That own Maine Maple. I've talked to them and they were open to letting me tour if I was up that way.
Greene Maple Farm Sebago, Maine
7 Generations of Maple Syrup
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Phillip View Farm
Sebago, Maine
30 Highland Cattle
2 Alpacas, numerous pigs
Chickens, lots of chickens
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The best way to see the Lariviere's (Maine Maple Products) is to go across the border past Jackman, and then to St. Zacharie, then go in through the St. Aurelie gate. Talk to Eric Ellis at Maine Maple Products on the way up just past Skowhegan on 201. He can contact them. There are a lot of really nice ones up there. Check out Claude Rodrique's right before the border on the left. It has a really cool cemetery right behind it. It's a really scenic sugarhouse for a big operation. There are a lot of them up there.
http://www.mainemaple.com
http://www.arnoldfarm.com
Someone wants to be paid not to log his sugarbush:
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2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
Talk about subsidizing maple production!
The story is not quite right. The new land owner of Big Six township does not make syrup but there are something like 420,000 taps on it that are leased to 6-8 sugarmakers. The sugarbushes are mostly old growth that have been tapped maybe 100 years. The land owner has been threatening to cut all the maples to make payments on the land. He is a very shrewed businessman. He owns about 25% of taps in Maine on this property. There is a lot more to the real story.
1700 Taps /1600 on Vac. 3x10 King evaporator
20 head Charolais cattle
8 head Lowline Angus
28 Miniature horses
90 hives honey bees
JD 4430 tractor
Good luck making the payments with pulp wood.....