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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A universe underground
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Honoring those who served
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A bite of ancient history
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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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Gateway to America
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A tribute to the ancestors
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Pi Day
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Happy International Zebra Day!
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Lantern Festival
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High seas commerce
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World Rivers Day
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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Great cormorants
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Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
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World Octopus Day
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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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A viewer with a view
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US Election Day
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Surströmming Day
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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National Bison Day
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Flag Day
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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