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Volunteer Arnie Hammel (right), of Shepherd, explains the maple candy making process to visitors at the Shepherd Sugar Bush Corporation, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Hammel, a retired math professor at Central Michigan University, has been volunteering in Shepherd for over 30 years. (CM-Life | Ella Miller)