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LOL.. OK... first off.. its a really a "Wood Burning Cook Stove" WE call it the "Crepe stove" cause honestly niether my mom nor my dad, nor I could stomach fluffy pancakes. We always ate crepes. So when we eat up there the menu for dinner is always the same.... Crepes, Baked Beans and Honey Cooked Ham, with gobs of last years syrup. (funny how I never get tired of it...) So that why its the crepe stove... after we moved it in there. they are the only only thing that gets cooked on it... and they ARE delicious. And my daughter thanks you for noticing.... you have no idea... Honestly I don't sell any of my syrup... cause as "gifts" they will get you farther than any money ever could... That bottle of Whiskey... never stood a chance Im sure.. look up .. http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/details.do?itemNumber=250134 Im gonna make me some of that stuff with crown.. (I know they already do).. but mines gonna be BETTER!

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LOL.. great job... your a sugar junkie.

Birch... i have a few but nothing big... lol.. im hardly organized enogh to tackle one species.. lol

I dont think im gonna get much tomorrow, but its a good test for the stove repairs i made....

Still not running much here. How many litres of syrup did ya manage??

LOL.. "My Daughter" ... is my wifey!! LOL (That sounds weird), but she will love ya forever for that comment!!!

Now thats something to be proud of!

That was awesome!!! Thanks Steve!!

Id a just done it anyway... Ya.. no the stove cant be sold.. for a couple of reasons.. lol.. #1 its the only thing of my grandmas I have, #2 my buddy (Carl) who helped me move it, (Its pretty heavy .. lol) from my grandmas house and into that shack would skin me alive.... and lol.. up here.. no Canadian... no help... Ya.. sleeping these days doesn't seem to be a problem.. lol Raining here today and then everything freezes up for a few days on wed. I think Ill collect what little we have so far and give it a run on Tuesday night/wed.

Rainy day... but all the trees are tapped and some buckets are 1/4 to 1/2 full... gonna get a cold snap though thats gonna shut us down wed. for a few days methinks...

Thanks Art, I cant take much credit for the setup, thats all my dads mcguyvering Yes Lew keep the addiction going.. its ok.. all your friends are doing it... lol

OK... more trees tapped ... shack cleaned up.. finally... ready to collect.. but only 1/2 the trees are running, and only a little. Still too cold in the north!! Heres some picts of the operation.. Our main vats.. The finishing stove... Our "settling" Tank The crepe stove!! (My favorite.. and my grandmas!!) The rest of the shack!! Old wounds heal... Tapping in snowshoes... in slushy snow... were gonna sleep tonight!!

35 more trees tapped this afternoon... snow is sloppy and heavy.. uhhg... gonna go for 50 tomorrow and then i think im done!

The picture updates from the Stewardship Councils webcam!

Congratulations to Wil Wegman on winning the 2013 Bill Bond Memorial Award. This is a well-deserved; second win, as he was also the 2004 recipient of the award. The Bill Bond Memorial award is presented annually to a person or persons (as was the case in 2012) who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to conserving and promoting the fishery of Lake Simcoe. Wil has certainly done just that over the years. Wil Wegman is an award winning and prolific, freelance outdoor writer. His articles have graced the pages of such prestigious publications as Ontario Out of Doors, Outdoor Canada, Real Fishing, Big Jim’s Just Fishing and In Fisherman. He is the former Focus on Fishing columnist for the Georgina advocate. He is the current Hooked on Fishing columnist for Lake Simcoe Living magazine where he promotes fishing and conservation in and around Lake Simcoe. Read More here: http://www.nationalprostaff.com/report/5479/Wegman+Wins+2nd+Bill+Bond+Memorial+Award

That's the gospel right there... Finishing up some work this morning then ill be tapping all weekend.. about 1/2 the 19 i tapped yesterday were wet.. only a few were dripping..Never done birch syrup..

I think you can get plastic wrap.. http://www.uline.ca/Grp_43/Poly-Tubing?keywords=poly+tubing

I hung 2 - 2x2's across the ceiling and store them up there....

Happy bday "Spawn of Ed" for sure.. lol

LOL... Thanks RICH!!

Got the boilers ready this afternoon... went out to tap a few trees.. looks like the mild spells sunk in... were a couple weeks early..

I read his book, about his life, till he started to succeed... great read.. every one should read it. He will be missed.. but his songs will forever ring out at camp!

LOL... oddly enough.. I dont think so.