Gray's
Pure Maple Products

Boiler boiling... while Lyle entertains questions.
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Gray's Sugarhouse
Entering our 48th year of maple syrup and sugar production
with an oil fired evaporator.
Our Products...
Check out our selection of Pure Maple Products including Maple
Syrup, Maple Cream, Maple Candy, Maple Sugar, and Maple Coated
Pecans!
Detailed History...
"The Gray Family has been producing Pure Maple
Syrup on this farm
(Beaver Meadow Farm) since 1866... "
*** Maple Sugaring Spring 2008 ***
Syrup production began March 9th, with dad back at the helm.
The new evapaorator installed in 2007 started like a charm.
The day was warm and rain set in during the day, making the
tapping/gathering/boiling experience truly fun! Tapping started
within the previous 3-4 days. All sorts of help arrived that
Saturday to accelerate the mobilization of the sugaring season.
The whole family (mom/dad and all their kids) had a reunion
of a sort the night before which helped set the mood.
Many hours were spent the previous 1-2 weeks lifting the
sap pipelines from under the deep, crusted snow for the tree
taps on the hill(s).
Maple Sugaring Spring 2007
A gallery of pictures of the sugarhouse can be seen by clicking
the PICTURES 2007 link to the left.
Maple Sugaring Spring 2006
A gallery of pictures to reflect the conditions under which
tapping started can be seen by clicking the PICTURES 2006
link to the left.
Maple Sugaring History
For a detailed Maple History visit the Massachusetts Maple
Producer's Association web site (MMPA). |