Maple Sugaring Days are on tap: March 3-4

Posted February 13, 2018 10:00 pm

Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County

The sweetest spot in all of Kane County will be at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, when the Forest Preserve District hosts "Maple Sugaring Days."

Everyone's invited to come learn the time-honored tradition of maple tapping.

Forest Preserve naturalists will show how to tap a maple tree, and you'll have the opportunity to try your hand at drilling and setting a tap.

You can watch as the sap, simmered over an open fire, thickens into syrup.

Join the "Sugarin' Time" hike to learn to distinguish maples from other species of hardwood trees.

Plus, the Creek Bend Nature Center will be open. You're welcome to enjoy all of the interactive exhibits available.

No registration is required for this program. Creek Bend Nature Center is within LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve at 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles. For more information on Maple Sugaring Days, call (630) 444-3190 or visit www.kaneforest.com.

During the Kane County Forest Preserve District's "Maple Sugaring Days" March 3-4, attendees can join in a "Sugarin' Time" hike to learn to spot maples from other species of hardwood trees. Courtesy of Kane County Forest Preserve District

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