Feather Street

Cold nights and bright late-winter afternoons have written their own calendar across these woods for years. Along the western wall of the glacially carved valley south of Honeoye Lake, thousands of maples stand connected by tubing, waiting for winter to soften and the annual run to begin. This 106+/- acre Feather Street property is part of the holdings of a prolific local maple producer, offered with approximately 5,500 taps and the infrastructure of a turnkey sugaring operation already in place. Trails climb and traverse the hillside through handsome timber, providing excellent access across the sugarwoods. A 34' x 60' building anchors the operation with 2,040 square feet, attic storage and 400-amp service. Equipment includes 9,000 gallons of stainless-steel sap storage, 2,300 gallons of refrigerated storage, a DG automatic nine-membrane reverse-osmosis system, a Busch 7.5 HP vacuum pump with VFD, and a dual-pump releaser capable of handling up to 10,000 taps. Beyond the workings, timber rolls along the slope, sunlight spills through the canopy and select openings draw the eye across the surrounding hills. Whitetails travel these woods and wild turkeys roam the hardwoods, while the trail network lends itself naturally to hunting, recreation and forest management. Enrollment in New York's 480A Forest Tax Law program brings professional forest-management oversight while providing a meaningful property-tax reduction—fitting for acreage whose trees are both resource and crop. Naples lies nearby; Hunt Hollow Ski Club is nearly a stone's throw away, with Honeoye Lake and Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area just to the north. Rochester remains comfortably with in reach. There is purpose beneath this canopy. Timber, recreation, wildlife and maple production share the hillside. When winter finally relents and sap begins climbing through the maples, these woods are ready to go to work.