Event Information

Details for Maple Sugaring Through the Ages

Date(s): 03/02/2024 - 03/02/2024

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Overview:
Come see the methods used to collect maple sap and learn how the maple tree helped sustain early Americans. We will begin indoors learning about the history of maple sugaring before heading outside to visit three sugaring “camps.” While visiting these camps we will discover how maple sugaring has changed, and in many ways stayed the same, throughout history.

What to Expect:
This program starts indoors, ends outdoors. The time, approximately 45 minutes will be spent seated, the remaining 75 minutes will be spent on a leisurely walk. We will conclude at the Oakwoods Nature Center. The planned path surface is dirt and gravel, and mostly flat and level.

Ages: Fun for all ages!
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $4 per child, $6 per adult, children under 2 Free!
Location: Oakwoods Metropark, Nature Center

Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. the day before the program.

Click here for a full list of times and to register online. For questions or to register by phone call 734-782-3956.