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Iowa farm taps into maple syrup business

By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
Mar 20, 2025
Mar 20, 2025

Recipes and photos courtesy Great River Maple
Boiling sap turns into maple syrup at Dan and Dorinda Potter’s Great River Maple business in northeast Iowa’s Clayton County near the Mississippi River.
Recipes and photos courtesy Great River Maple

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By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today

Tap for some sap.

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