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Mitch’s Maples

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Upon leaving the Niagara Falls area, we drove to Chester, Vermont and a place we had been to before, Mitch’s Maples. We wanted our grandson to see how maple syrup is made. Having visited Mitch’s Maples once before , we had enjoyed talking to Mitch and learning about the process he goes through working at a sugar house,

We started by walking into the woods to see the maple trees. Seeing how they are tapped was interesting.  You can see the tubes that collect the sugar on the trees. This tubing then goes to the sugar house where it is cooked and reduced down. I think it takes about fifty gallons of the raw product to make one gallon of syrup.

We didn’t get the tour that we had gotten in the past.  Mitch was cooking the syrup and putting it in bottles. We did however get to see the operation and we got to see how he bottled the syrup.

Before leaving Mitch’s Maples, we did buy some syrup to bring home with us and we found that Mitch had some candy made from maple syrup. Mitch’s is a nice stop for anyone to see the maple syrup process.

Vermont and Maple Syrup

Vermont and Maple Syrup

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I think Vermont and Maple Syrup just go together.  I was driving South through Vermont looking at all the Fall colors, when I decided that I had to get some real maple syrup.

Vermont and Maple Syrup
Maple Trees

At Chester, VT, I turned on to the Green Mountain Turnpike and drove to Mitch’s Maples.  Mitch’s is located at 2440 Green Mountain Turnpike Chester VT.  I found Mitch’s very different from most places in that he had products on the shelf with prices mark but he also had a sign saying to pick out what you want then put the payment in a box on the counter.

It could be that I am just to up tight, but I wanted to hand the money to someone so they would know I had paid. The people at Mitch’s were working outside around the trees but they must have realized the situation.  After getting to pay someone, I was shown around the place.  The tour was an expiation of how maple syrup comes to be.

I had the idea of little buckets hanging on all the trees. This idea was  proved to be dated.  We were shown tubing which ran from the trees with the help of a pump.  We also visited the collection area and were shown how the syrup becomes syrup.

I really enjoyed our visit and the items we bought (after someone came to take the money).  If in or around Chester VT , Mitches is worth a visit.

I just wanted to show a view from Mitch’s front door.