Bruce Marshall, 32, right, pours a small sample of maple syrup as Nate Smart, left, watches while sugaring in Oakland Saturday. Smart and Marshall enjoy sugaring this time of year. “It gets you out of the house. This time of year you really can’t do much. Snow is gone for snowmobiling and not dry enough for riding the ATVs.” Smart said. “Plus you have something to show for a day outdoors with some fresh maple syrup.” The two have been friends since grade school and were sugaring on their property in Oakland.

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Bruce Marshall, 32, right, pours a small sample of maple syrup as Nate Smart, left, watches while sugaring in Oakland Saturday. Smart and Marshall enjoy sugaring this time of year. "It gets you out of the house. This time of year you really can't do much. Snow is gone for snowmobiling and not dry enough for riding the ATVs." Smart said. "Plus you have something to show for a day outdoors with some fresh maple syrup." The two have been friends since grade school and were sugaring on their property in Oakland.
Bruce Marshall, 32, right, pours a small sample of maple syrup as Nate Smart, left, watches while sugaring in Oakland Saturday. Smart and Marshall enjoy sugaring this time of year. "It gets you out of the house. This time of year you really can't do much. Snow is gone for snowmobiling and not dry enough for riding the ATVs." Smart said. "Plus you have something to show for a day outdoors with some fresh maple syrup." The two have been friends since grade school and were sugaring on their property in Oakland. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Bruce Marshall takes a swig from a sugaring can on one of his maple trees on his property in Oakland as his friend, Nate Smart, waits for his turn on Saturday.
Bruce Marshall takes a swig from a sugaring can on one of his maple trees on his property in Oakland as his friend, Nate Smart, waits for his turn on Saturday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Nate Smart pours a sample of syrup at his friends' Axtell Road residence in Oakland Saturday. Smart and his friend, Bruce Marshall, planned to spend the weekend harvesting maple syrup.
Nate Smart pours a sample of syrup at his friends' Axtell Road residence in Oakland Saturday. Smart and his friend, Bruce Marshall, planned to spend the weekend harvesting maple syrup. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Sap pours out of a tap on a maple tree in Oakland Saturday.
Sap pours out of a tap on a maple tree in Oakland Saturday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Sap boils on a stove in Oakland Saturday.
Sap boils on a stove in Oakland Saturday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Nate Smart checks taps in the forest in Oakland Saturday.
Nate Smart checks taps in the forest in Oakland Saturday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
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