ST. ALBANS, Vt. – One Vermont maple syrup maker's season isn't so sweet after 140 of his sap-collecting buckets were stolen off maple trees. The thief or thieves struck twice at two different spots ...
As Vermont’s maple syrup producers opened their sugarhouses to the public last weekend, Fred’s Shed stayed shut. The owner, Fred Hopkins, didn’t have anything to boil. The week before, a vandal had ...
The buckets still smell like vinegar. The buckets we use to collect maple sap every spring still smell. They’ve been washed repeatedly and used for years, yet they still retain the distinctive odor of ...
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2019 photo, maple syrup maker Fred Hopkins stands next to sap-collecting buckets in St. Albans, Vt., lent to him after 140 of his buckets were stolen off trees. (AP ...