Participants can learn how to tap a maple tree and taste pure, local, syrup at the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s Maple Sugaring Days, March 2-3, from noon to 3 p.m. at Creek Bend Nature Center.
District naturalists will demonstrate how to tap a maple tree, and then participants can have the opportunity to try drilling and setting a tap. Then, it will be to simmer sap over an open fire and watch as it thickens!
There will be ice cream, courtesy of Culver’s in St. Charles, that can be drizzled with maple syrup, and hot chocolate available for purchase. There will be donuts, courtesy of Original Country Donuts Elgin. Don’t forget to drop in to the Maple Café to taste pure, local syrup. There will be local syrup for purchase while supplies last.
8 oz Bottle: $10
16 oz Bottle: $18
32 oz Bottle: $35
No registration is required for this family-friendly program and admission is free. Creek Bend Nature Center is within LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean Street, St. Charles.
For more information on Maple Sugaring Days, call 630-444-3190, visit www.kaneforest.com, or go to social media by searching @forestpreserve.
—Forest Preserve District of Kane County