Vermont Gov. Phil Scott tapped a maple tree at Pure Gold Sugaring in Sutton on March 3 to mark the start of the state's maple season. News Sports Biz VT Life Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

Vermont's summer dessert harnesses the pleasure of world-famous ice cream and rich maple syrup in the maple creemee. The frozen treat can be found at farm stands, roadside stops, sugar shacks ...

In Vermont, maple is rarely more than a few steps away, as even the local gas station, especially Maplefields, carries syrup, sugar, candies, and creams at any time of the year.

Vermont Maple Market, 1124 US 7, Middlebury, Vermont, open every day 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Contact Kate Sadoff at 310-849-1695 or ksadoff@gannett.com.