Holly Hardwick has done all she can to ensure a productive maple syrup season. Now it’s up to Mother Nature to determine whether this is going to be a boom or bust year.
So far, it’s not looking good.
“We’ve made 110 gallons of syrup so far this year,” Hardwick, who runs Northwoods Nectar in Eagle Lake, said. “We want to be at 700 gallons for the season.”
That season, she said, could end as early as this week if temperatures continue to rise.
“Last year we were done on April 19,” Hardwick said. “Looking ahead at the weather, we’re hoping to get a break.”
What Hardwick needs is for spring to hold off just a bit longer.
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