Boiling Off

John Hodgkins has boiled off maple syrup commercially in the Maine woods for more than fifty years. He has served two terms as president of the Maine Maple Producers Association and has won numerous awards and ribbons for his syrup, including Best of Show in a statewide contest and third-place ribbon in an international contest. He has been interviewed on radio and television and spoken to civic groups about maple syrup. His writing has been published in Maine Times, Library Journal, Down East Magazine, and Discover Maine. He is the author of A Soldier's Son: An American Boyhood During World War II (Down East Books, 2006). He lives in Yarmouth and Temple, Maine.