I had a great turn out for day one of Maple Weekend. Fellow maple trader Wally stopped by today and we had a chance to talk for a while. It was nice to meet you Wally.

My new arch is incredible. I used up all of the sap that I had for today and half of what I had for tomorrow too. I ended the day with 21 gallons of Amber syrup in the finisher which is a record for a Maple Weekend boil. I still have 600 gallons for tomorrow and will collect again in the morning to add to it. Even taking it easy the sap is disappearing fast.