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Barry Carver pats his 4-year-old golden retriever, Cooper, while checking his 900-gallon tanks of maple sap in Bethel. He leases a sugarbush in Rumford and hauls the sap to Bethel to boil. The syrup is available at Community Quik Stop in Rumford and Brooks Brothers in Bethel. Rose Lincoln/The Bethel Citizen
Jars of maple syrup line a windowsill Wednesday at Carver’s Maple Farm in Bethel. The grades are golden, amber, dark and very dark signifying light, rich, robust and strong flavor, respectively. Owner Barry Carver leases a sugarbush in Rumford and hauls the sap to Bethel to boil. The syrup is available at Community Quik Stop in Rumford and Brooks Brothers in Bethel. Rose Lincoln/The Bethel Citizen

Rose Lincoln began as a staff writer and photographer at the Bethel Citizen in October 2022. She and her husband, Mick, and three children have been part time residents in Bethel for 30 years and are happy...

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