The History of HedgeHog Hill Maple Syrup
HedgeHog Hill Maple Syrup is part of Mount Holly in Belmont, Vermont... an area made up of six villages. HedgeHog Hill is perched atop spruce-clad Green Mountains near Jackson Gore, Okemo Mountain's newest resort area. The town lies in a sort of shallow basin, or depression, in the Green Mountains, and in the old days of stage coaching over the road from Burlington to Boston, afforded the best place for crossing the Green Mountains south of Montpelier.
Described as the "town time forgot", Belmont boasts the highest post office and church in all of Vermont (est. 2300 ft. above sea level!). Accordingly, "drifting snow clogs the roads and chill winds whip the farm in winter". Temperatures below -20°F are not uncommon and our tractor or even bulldozer (!) are often required to clear the snow-swept driveways. more
