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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Short-eared owl
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Balloon Ascension Day
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Caribou on the move
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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Pont Rouge
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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Happy Presidents Day
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From the mind of Frank Gehry
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Merry Christmas!
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Aprils full moon
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Paper lanterns on the longest night
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Walking among the giants
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Celebrating Bike to Work Week, May 14-18
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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Watch your step
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Books for children of all ages
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International Mountain Day
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A narrow passage
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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