Adam Parke's sugarhouse in Barton, Vt.

Old maple syrup cans in Adam Parke's sugarhouse in Barton.

Tim Menard, far left, Todd Scelza, center, and Adam Parke, run a hose for sap from collecting tanks to the truck bound for the sugarhouse in Barton.

Todd Scelza, right, and Ozzie Henchel prepare a filter press for the first run of syrup at Adam Parke's sugarhouse in Barton.

Todd Scelza of Shadow Lake Maples checked the boiling sap in Barton, Vermont.

Adam Parke, right, and Todd Scelza, left, operate Shadow Lake Maples maple sugaring in Glover and Barton, Vermont.

Galen Parke and Todd Scelza prepare the sugarhouse in Barton.

Adam Parke, right, and Todd Scelza, left, pour off and test the first maple syrup of the season.