Tree Talk: It's sugaring time

Maple syrup is not typically thought of as synonymous with North Dakota. Snow, yes. Cold, yes. But maple syrup? First of all, you need sugar maple trees, right? Usually, but we like to "do what you can, with what you have, where you are..." Another one of those Teddy Roosevelt quotes.

So here we are, in North Dakota with sugar maples growing right across the Red River in Minnesota. While we are no...