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The Shelley Irwin Show

Local business Doodle's Sugarbush makes award winning maple syrup

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM EDT

Owner Lynette Henson joins the show.

Doodle's Sugarbush started as a hobby and turned into a flourishing family business. We put the spotlight on this Blanchard, MI industry and its maple syrups. How was the season and what's needed to produce award winning maple syrup? Owner Lynette Henson with comments, including the purchase of a 1998 Amish farm for the initial settings.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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