Wednesday, March 15th....It took about 8 hours to finish yesterday's boil. We were able to finish it inside on Thursday morning. It's been cold and freezing rain and toss in a little snow so I stayed out of the woods for the past few days.
Friday, March 17th...Finally a little better temp but no relief from the wind. Anyway, I figured I better check and collect any sap before the continued freeze. Pleasantly surprised to find my 5 gallon buckets all full which meant a very long day of collecting. Tossing some ice found in the buckets will reduce a bit of time in front of the fire.
Saturday, March 18th...continued freezing temps all day and the steady north wind kept me inside all day.
Sunday, March 19th... The plan for today is getting a fire and boil going this afternoon, listening to Marquette win around suppertime, and continue through the night, all day Monday, and be caught up sometime early Monday evening.
2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup
56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
43.01N