Today marks the first day of spring and the signs are all around Madison County. From the melting piles of snow to the odd pockets of green starting to appear. Nothing says spring in Central New York State like Maple Syrup. For hundreds of years, farmers, and the Native Americans who lived here before them, have been tapping maple trees to collect the sap that runs clear in the spring time. They then boil that sap down to create the sweet yummy goodness that we put on our pancakes year round. There is nothing like the taste of sweet pure Maple Syrup. Spring is also the time of year where you can tour farms as they boil down the sap and make wonderful products from maple candy to maple butter. Open for tours this weekend is Critz Farm in Cazenovia. Enjoy a pancake meal and tour the sugar bush on a wagon ride. It is a perfect family day that will cost you very little. Next weekend is the state-wide maple weekend. Just another great opportunity to get out, enjoy spring and don't forget to take those photos and enter our photo contest to win a hot air balloon ride from Airborne Adventures and an escape from the Brae Loch Inn.
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