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Since the late 1700's families in the Northern New York counties of Lewis,
Jefferson, Oswego, and Oneida have been producing maple products. The trees
themselves bear evidence that the early Native Americans had gathered maple
sap in parts of what is now Lewis County. The early settlers learned from
the Indians and made maple sugar for their own use. Later as farming
developed and the work load lightened, farmers started making maple products
to sell commercially. Today there is a growing community of dedicated maple
product producers, families, and friends, working together to encourage and
expand the sale, consumption, and knowledge of the maple industry. This
community is known as the Lewis County Maple Producers Association (LCMPA). |
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