SUGARING OFF

SUGARING OFF – A RITE OF SPRING. Steam rises from the evaporator that boils down the sap into maple syrup, as Howard Duvall (right) stokes the firebox and assistant Jim Morrell watches. Maple Lane Sugary in Robbinston hosted an open house, offering tours to the public of its sugarhouse, on Maine Maple Sunday, March 25. (Edward French photo)