Risk & Business Magazine F.A. Peabody Insurance Fall 2015 | Page 27

Spring Break
The Sweet Taste of Success

BY: ROBERT “BOB” NORMAN, BRANCH MANAGER - CALAIS, FA PEABODY INSURANCE

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n 1998 Kevin Brannen was searching for
“something to do” during mud season.
Kevin was a logger and every spring the
Maine logging industry shuts down for
several weeks for what is affectionately
called “mud season”. He and his wife,
Kristi, had purchased some land that they
had recently surveyed for wood value by
a forester. As it turns out, this 80 acre
parcel of woodland, close to their home
in Smyrna, included a 40 acre mature
maple sugar bush grove. A rare find
according to the forester.
Most sugar maple stands in this part of
Maine have long since been harvested for
firewood. Firewood offers a good sh ܝ