The JOINERY Architecture + Design firm name is new, but principal Jeff Smith's work is on display throughout the region. He has worked on multiple projects as an in-house architect for CRM Cos., the full-service real estate firm involved in appraisal, consulting and real estate development.
When Andy Beck first arrived in Vail in January 1971, he came for the skiing. Little did he know that over the next five decades he would build a construction company that employs 60 people.
Steam flows like a river of white puffy clouds from a sugar shack on a dirt road in rural Marathon County. Inside, Mitch Hoyt wheels up to a sleek stainless steel cooker reminiscent of an old steam train engine. It s making nearly as much noise.
Hoyt checks a gauge as golden brown sugar laden liquid gushes from the cooker s spigot into a holding tank. Satisfied with the readings, Hoyt dips a thin cylindrical cup in a pool of maple syrup in a holding tank. He tests the density.
There s a science to Hoyt s art, but a taste test is the only test one needs in order to confirm Hoyt s syrup making skill. Warm. Smooth. Viscous. Maple sweet. It would be a perfect topping over a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. But that s another story.
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