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Maple Sugarin’
at the Prairie
The sap is flowing and the fire is roaring in the Sugar Shack; that
means it’s time to enjoy nature’s sweet treat. Saturday, March 3rd
beginning at 8:00am is Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie!
The Friends of the Parks will once again be serving up a hearty
breakfast of waffles, sausage, juice, coffee, and of course pure maple
syrup! Breakfast will be Saturday, March 3rd, from 8:00am-12:00pm, and
carry out is available. Tickets are available at the door on the day of
the breakfast for only $6 for adults and $3 for kids ages 3-12, or
presale is available at the Nature Center from 9am-5pm Monday through
Saturday.
This Shawnee Prairie event offers guided tours through history and
science to learn the process of turning sap into syrup. After a tour
through the woods, visit the sugar shack and warm up in the
steam-filled evaporator room as the sap continues countless hours on a
boil to reduce it down to syrup. Then head out to the log house and
blacksmith shop to visit with the pioneers from two-hundred years ago
and learn historical maple sugar uses. Finally, complete the day at the
Nature Center where the gift shop and bake sale will be full of maple
goodies for anyone’s sweet tooth!
If you have any questions about this or any other program offered by
the Darke County Parks, please call the Nature Center at (937) 548-0165
or visit the website at www.darkecountyparks.org
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