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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Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
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International Chameleon Day
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Computer Science Education Week
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How green is my valley
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Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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It s superb owl Sunday
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A fair that s star-studded
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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A field of English lavender
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Instant romance
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A spectacle unlike any other
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National Panda Day
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World Elephant Day
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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A triumph of light
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Farmers Day
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World Population Day
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Celebrating World Water Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Nature Photography Day
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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