[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING BISSON'S SUGAR HOUSE

 Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, today I would like to recognize 
Bisson's Sugar House, a New Hampshire institution that is celebrating 
its 100th anniversary. March is Maple Month in New Hampshire, where 
maple producers across our State produce more than 90,000 gallons of 
maple syrup, and the Bisson family represents three generations of this 
great and tasty tradition.
  Lazzare Bisson and his nephew Armand found Bisson's Sugar House in 
Berlin in 1921, and ran the business together successfully for 15 
years. Lazzare then passed the business on to Armand and his wife, 
Juliette. In 1953, they constructed a new sugar house to support their 
growing business, and since then, they have welcomed families from New 
Hampshire and beyond to see their work each spring.
  The Bisson family has prioritized preserving the traditional sugaring 
experience, while also modernizing their operations in order to provide 
high-quality, delicious maple products to their customers. Each year, 
the Bisson family taps more than 3,000 trees, and they still boil their 
sap on a wood-fired evaporator built by Armand and Juliette more than 
50 years ago. During the height of the sugaring season in March and 
April, they make candy with the same evaporator they have used since 
the 1940s.
  Since 1988, Bisson's Sugar House has been run by Armand and Juliette 
Bisson's niece Muriel and her husband Lucien Blais. For many families, 
an annual trip to Bisson's Sugar House marks the beginning of spring. 
As the sugar business has passed from generation to generation, the 
Bisson family's work has encouraged Granite Staters to treasure our 
past and embrace the future.
  I hope you will join me in celebrating the 100th anniversary of 
Bisson's Sugar House and sending them best wishes for a successful 
harvest and many more years of sharing their traditions with the people 
of New Hampshire.

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