But most maple sap nowadays is collected with tubing. One of the larger sugaring operations in Yankee's territory is Joe Russo's sugarbush in Belvidere, Vermont: The Green Mountain Maple Sugar Refining Company. Below is Joe standing under the pipelines that bring sap from more than 70,000 taps into his sugarhouse:

Sunday's Burlington Free Press had a good article about sugaring, both old and new: "Vermont's sweet season in full swing". The article contrasts two sugaring operations in Fairfield: one that uses buckets and horses, and one that uses tubing, vacuum and reverse osmosis.
All three states in Yankee's territory have Maple Open House Weekends this coming weekend, March 28-29. There are plenty of sugarhouses open to the public and I encourage you to go visiting:
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont
You should be able to find all kinds of operations, both old and new. All of them will have tasty maple products!