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      <title>'A little emotional': One year after the ice storm, a maple syrup producer is back to tapping</title>
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      <description>"We are going to definitely fall significantly short of our averages for the season," said Jennifer RiChard, owner of Hidden Acres Sugar Bush in Gaylord. "But that's OK; it'll be a season. It's better than none."</description>
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      <title>Maple syrup producer still recovering from ice storm, isn't tapping trees</title>
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      <description>Maple Moon SugarBush and Winery in Petoskey sustained major damage to tubing used to collect sap this time of year.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tina Sawyer</dc:creator>
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      <title>What Michigan maple producers can learn from the Northeast's 1998 ice storm</title>
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      <description>Sugar maples recover better than most species, according to a researcher at the University of Vermont.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:36:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Ellie Katz</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ice storm cuts maple syrup season short in northern Michigan</title>
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      <description>Harwood Gold Store in Charlevoix and Cafe and Maple Moon Sugarbush and Winery of Petoskey both experienced significant damage to their properties after ice toppled trees last week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tina Sawyer</dc:creator>
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      <title>Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe holds off on tapping maple trees</title>
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      <description>Maple trees started bleeding sap early this season, due to fluctuating weather patterns this winter. Some Michigan tribes are letting them rest this year.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Teresa Homsi</dc:creator>
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      <title>Climate change threatens maple trees, and maple syrup</title>
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      <description>Scientists say climate change affects everything from weather patterns to animal migrations. And now, a popular breakfast condiment could be at risk as…</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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