The crisp morning air of autumn gets the Somerskogen team motivated to complete our fall work in preparation for the 2012 maple season.

This summer we experienced harsh, straight line winds which not only dropped branches on most all of our lines, but it also snapped off mature maples as large as 70 feet tall and over 110 years old! We had planned on expanding the size of our sugarbush this year, but with all the storm damage, we haven't had the time.

More than a dozen trees were lost and power equipment was required to remove much of it from the sugarbush.  On a positive note, we will definitely have enough firewood for the evaporator for a few years!

Our supply of syrup is starting to dwindle. Check your supplies and place your order before the holidays to avoid being disappointed. The Somerskogen plastic jugs in a variety of sizes are easy to ship to friends and relatives.

The maple cream has been very popular. One returning customer has been eating so much of it he thinks he may need a 12 step program! He was only joking, but you get the idea! It's very tasty!! 

  We have a great supply of this season's syrup in a variety of sizes, along with more of the delicious maple cream requested by many. Our order letter will be sent out within the next week for customers that prefer snail mail or want to pay by cash or check. Just a reminder, we had many new customers this last year, so plan your syrup supply to hold you 'til next season! It's rewarding to introduce more people to the delicious taste of pure maple syrup, nature's spring-time treat.

If you have any questions about ordering or maple syrup, feel free to send us an email or call us at 952-446-1555.

Enjoy spring! 

A combination of excellent winter/spring weather, nearly record amount of snow this year (5th snowiest winter) and the gentle pull of the vacuum system on the taps resulted in an unexpected amount of sap flow.  This year the sap flowed through a special filter designed to remove any impurities, passed through a germicidal UV light and was refrigerated before being concentrated to 8% and flowing through the evaporator. Processing the sap as quickly as possible yielded high-quality syrup.

Reports from new and old customers indicate this may be the tastiest syrup ever!!! We hope you will enjoy one of nature's finest products and let us know what you think.