Volunteer Amanda LaVoy (right), of Ithaca, serves sausages to Bill Gerstenlauer (center), of Mount Pleasant, and David Troppens (left), of Fenton, at the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival’s all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage meals at Shepherd High School on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Each year, the festival serves around 7,000 pounds of sausage. (CM-Life | Ella Miller)