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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National Roller Coaster Day
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Great cormorants
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Terraced fields of green
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The story of the poinsettia
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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A walk among the giants
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A holiday beacon of light
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Light show at the skatepark
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Happy Welsh New Year!
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Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
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A tale of almonds and bees
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Penguins can t fly!
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World Book Day
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Daylight saving time begins
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Giants of the avian world
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Greece celebrates its independence
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Merry Christmas!
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Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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