That sweetness in the air is not just the arrival of springtime—maple syrup season has arrived in Quebec. Taps drilled into the maple trees collect oozing sap in buckets like these. The sap is then heated to evaporate excess water, leaving the concentrated sugary syrup—yum. And Canada takes its maple syrup very seriously. Producing about 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup, Quebec even has its own ‘maple syrup cartel,’ which works to keep prices stable and maintains the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. Now, that’s sticky business.
Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
Today in History
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
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International Tiger Day
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Darwin Day
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Winter solstice
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Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
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National Moth Week
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Why does this panda cub look so happy?
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Great horned owl
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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Making it work—in Norway
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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A path lain with petals
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World Chocolate Day
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
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Black History Month
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From garden to table?
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Into the woods
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Goats don t grow on trees
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
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National Gardening Week
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Groundhog Day
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