One of the “sweetest” events of early spring will be hosted by over 110 maple producers across New York State. The 17th annual Maple Weekends will be held for two weekends next month, March 17-19 and 24-25, offering free open houses for the public to see and learn how maple syrup and other related products are produced. New York State is the country’s third largest maple producer and the world’s fourth largest, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“Our goal is to share the taste of real, mouth-watering maple syrup with residents and out-of-state visitors, and to let them know that New York’s maple syrup has established a reputation as one of the highest quality maple syrups in the world,” comments Helen Thomas, executive director of the 500-member New York State Maple Producers Association. “An impressive fact is that the state manufactured 564,000 gallons of maple syrup in 2011, the highest production rate in 64 years.

Source:- travelandtourworld.com