Photos: Maplefest becomes sappy in Knox
On Sunday, March 31st in Knox, the maple syrup was fresh from sugarbushes in Knox or Berne as people learned about how maple syrup is made or even ate fresh pancakes at the Knox Firehouse.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hand delivery: Maddie Emmerich, from the Pony Pals 4-H Club, bring freshly-made flapjacks to waiting diners at the Knox firehouse Sunday morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making room: A boy prepares to dig into his pancakes at the Knox firehouse on Sunday morning at the Maple Festival, an annual fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs. Each table had fresh maple syrup from local farms that make maple syrup.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Precious goods: Christina Gripple pours hot maple syrup into a small jug for patrons who visit her father’s farm, Mountain Winds in Berne, on Sunday morning during the annual Maple Festival.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Boiling sap: Brian Whipple, right, owner of Malachi Farms in Knox, shows three patrons how maple syrup is made at his farm by using a thermometer that will float, indicating the syrup is one step closer to bottling. His sugarbush was part of Sunday’s Maple Festival tour.