Paul Ronk explains the operation of an evaporator which he employs to convert sycamore sap into sycamore syrup. Ronk’s maple sap evaporator is pictured in the background.

Saturday, March 18, was WV Maple Syrup Day at the Ronk Family Farm at 725 Whispering Pines Drive in Alum Creek. The event was originally scheduled to be a second Maple Syrup Day at the farm but the first day, February 18th, was canceled by flood waters.

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