Ahhhh, March. It’s the sweetest month of the year in Vermont. Why? It’s sugaring season, of course! After all, we look forward to this time of the year much like leaf peepers anticipate fall in the Green Mountain State. Now is when the sap is flowing and turned into liquid gold, and you won’t want to miss the VT Maple Open House Weekend in 2018!

Before we begin, take a look at this map for locations of participating sugar houses.
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The 2018 Maple Open House Weekend is March 24th and 25th.
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The weekend allows visitors to see and learn about the process of making maple syrup like never before.
Facebook/outure's Maple Shop and B & B
No matter where you are in Vermont, there will be a sugar shack near you that opens its doors to share the sweetness.
Facebook/Buck Family Maple Farm
Since no two maple syrups are alike, you can learn about the process, grades and more from the sugar makers themselves.
Facebook/Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm
When the smoke is flying, you know what's inside is the sweetest thing you'll ever taste.
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Each Sugarhouse has their own taps and they can range from a few to a few thousand.
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The warm temperatures in Spring enables the maple trees to turn starch into sugar. The sap is made as the tree mixes ground water with the sugar and is mostly crystal clear with containing about 2% sugar.
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It takes 40 gallons of sap to make each gallon of maple syrup!
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The sap is then evaporated to make our world famous VT maple syrup with the sweet smell of sugar wafting in the air.
Flickr/Shannon McGee
After seeing the hard work that goes into each drop of VT maple syrup, you'll never again underestimate it's value!
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Some might say "That syrup was so good my tongue jumped out and slapped my brain."
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We couldn't have said it better ourselves!
Don't miss an opportunity to try Sugar On Snow this season if you haven't already.
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The "sugar" of Sugar-on-Snow happens when the maple syrup is heated to 232 degrees and then drizzled on top of snow to eat like a taffy.
We simply love it here!
Only In Your State/Kristin Grimes

The VT maple open house weekend is one of our favorite times of the year. Here are 18 Sugar Houses in Vermont to get your fix this maple season.

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