Business friends partner with special flavors

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Kim and Jon Hamilton pause to talk before strapping on snowshoes.

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A huge chair awaits an abominable occupant in January.

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Bottles of mead made at White Winter Winery in Iron River, Wisconsin, tempt customers. Visit whitewinter.com for more information.

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Friends on snowshoes gather frozen apples at Erickson Orchards in the Fruit Loop near Bayfield, Wisconsin.

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A sled holds buckets that will be filled with frozen apples.

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Frozen apples stand out against a cold January sky at Erickson Orchards.

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Frozen apples await picking on the last day of January. The frozen orbs of sugar will be pressed to extract a sweet juicy syrup.

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A picker stretches for frozen apples.

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Buckets are unloaded as frozen apples are picked. The juice extracted from the apples is used to make a special eiszider.

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Jon Hamilton confers with Fred Erickson while coordinating apple picking the last day of January.

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A sign points the way to Erickson Orchards through ice and snow.

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A dump truck advertises fruit and products available at the farm store at Erickson Orchards in season. Visit ericksonorchard.com for more information.

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Crushed apples populate the bottom of press.

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Sweet, rich syrup flows from a press as frozen apples are pressed.

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Frozen apples are loaded into a press at White Winter Winery in Iron River, Wisconsin.

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A snowy owl graces a bottle of eiszider.

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A bottle of eiszider awaits a discerning customer. The rare beverage is made from frozen apples in small batches during winters with just the right weather.

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Mead is bottled at White Winter Winery in Iron River, Wisconsin.

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Jon Hamilton explains how he uses a still to make small batches of artisanal spirits.

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Snow and icicles decorate the entrance to White Winter Winery, Wisconsin’s oldest meadery, located in Iron River.

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Friendship makes life better. Close relationships between people and families give meaning and richness to what we do. The comfort and ease close relationships bring can lead us to new experiences. The love and support that grows within friendship brings special flavors to life.

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Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.