Hoping to beat snow predicted for Saturday afternoon, by mid-day nearly 3000 visitors had celebrated Maine Maple Sunday at Merrifield Farm in North Gorham. Visitors enjoyed a pancake breakfast, watched sap being boiled to syrup, and purchased a variety of maple products, including maple-baked beans. At least four other Gorham sugar houses welcomed visitors for the fortieth anniversary of the event held every year on the fourth weekend in March.