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First Tapping Ceremony 2025

Saturday March 15, 2025

Note the date on the poster says Sunday but it was changed.

First Tapping Ceremony

2:00 to 4:00 pm Pinedale Maples

First tapping is a chance to see how the forest is tapped and syrup made. This years first tapping is at Pinedale Maples – Scott & Lori Baptie.

Pinedale Maples hosted the 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024 ceremonies as well as the upcoming 2025.

Pictures from the 2023 First Tapping Ceremony.

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Pictures from the 2020 First Tapping Ceremony.

Forest 1 s — The forest was tapped using the traditional approach with pails.

Tap 2 s — Tapping the traditional way

Steam s — The arch was fired up with steam escaping up the chimney

Tank s — Tanks were sap is collected from the modern tubing area

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89448985 10221701229146869 6409788903124893696 o s — Final tap to seat the spile

12925 Sideroad 18
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