Numerous maple syrup sugarhouses are open this weekend and the weekend after as part of a free, self-guided tour called Maple Weekends.

At participating sugarhouses, sugar shacks, and maple farms, folks can visit their nearby maple businesses from 10 a.m. t0 4 p.m. this weekend (March 17 and 18) or next weekend (March 24 and 25).

Some of the nearby participants include: Kent's Sugar House in Berlin (658-2134 / hewittshoney@fairpoint.net), Grottoli's Maple in Middle Granville (642-2856 / grottolimaple@yahoo.com), McComb's Oak Hill Maple Farm in Speculator (548-6105 / mccombk@frontiernet.net), and Nightingale's Maple Farm in Galway (882-9334 / maplemaker@localnet.com).

For more information, go to upperhudsonmaple.com.