My late father planted the tree back in 1993, and he and Mom dedicated it to my sister and me, naming it “Shelly,” a mix of Shawn and Kelly. I was 21 and away at college at the time.

Adam Parke, owner of Windswept Farm in Barton, Vermont, answered the call of the maple trees in his family’s backyard when he was in the second grade.

Plenty of young kids tap a few maple trees, inspired by the sweet promise of maple syrup. Few become enamored with it to the point of kickstarting a family business. Cooper Deane, who helps run ...

CHARLEVOIX — What started as a family tradition five generations ago has grown into a family business. This season, Parsons Centennial Farm began its 125th year of tapping maple trees, now, on a ...

The O'Brien Maple Grove produces gallons of syrup and generations of memories. Each Saint Patrick's Day weekend, generations of the O'Brien clan gather in the family's maple grove to tap the sap ...

Scott Roemhildt taps a maple tree on his family's property in Janesville, Minnesota. While Roemhildt's experience might be anecdotal, the data on warming temperatures in Minnesota is not.