That sweetness in the air is not just the arrival of springtime—maple syrup season has arrived in Quebec. Taps drilled into the maple trees collect oozing sap in buckets like these. The sap is then heated to evaporate excess water, leaving the concentrated sugary syrup—yum. And Canada takes its maple syrup very seriously. Producing about 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup, Quebec even has its own ‘maple syrup cartel,’ which works to keep prices stable and maintains the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. Now, that’s sticky business.
Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
Today in History
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A rest stop for the birds
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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Short-eared owl
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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A step toward freedom
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A garden of prickly delights
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Bringing together history and technology
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Summertime in Alaska
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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May we have this dance?
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An historic forest
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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Celebrating freedom
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Lizard of mystery
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Here comes summer
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Poinsettia Day
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Cumberland Island National Seashore
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A place fit for the gods
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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An avian predator built for the snow
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A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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The borrowed days are here
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