In the sweetest season, its time to tap the maples
Sugarbush maple syrup camp is the best time to be outdoors for Ojibwe photographer Vern Northrup and his family.
7:00 am, Mar. 13, 2021
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Vern Northrup gestures while talking about the process of making maple syrup Saturday at the Northrup family sugarbush camp on Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal land near Sawyer. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
SAWYER, Minn. — When the crows start to chase each other for mating season. When the squirrels start nibbling on the ends of maple tree branches. When the snow pulls away from the base of the trees thanks to more and stronger sunshine.