Three generations of Lacasse men, Dave, left, his father Sylva, middle, and his son Nick, right, make maple syrup in the sugar house they built together two years ago at Nick Lacasse's home in North Thetford, Vt., Wednesday, March 22, 2017. "We do everything the hard way over here," said Dave, who collected about 100 gallons of sap in buckets on Tuesday to boil in their wood-fired arch. They have made 18.5 gallons of syrup so far this year to use themselves and share with family and friends. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Three generations of Lacasse men, Dave, left, his father Sylva, middle, and his son Nick, right, make maple syrup in the sugar house they built together two years ago at Nick Lacasse's home in North Thetford, Vt., Wednesday, March 22, 2017. "We do everything the hard way over here," said Dave, who collected about 100 gallons of sap in buckets on Tuesday to boil in their wood-fired arch. They have made 18.5 gallons of syrup so far this year to use themselves and share with family and friends. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson