Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Creek Bend Nature Center
Maple Sugaring Days
Mark your calendars for our annual Maple Sugaring event! We'll hold two days of maple tapping fun, on Saturday, March 7 & Sunday, March 8, from Noon - 3 p.m. at Creek Bend Nature Center within LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
Come to Creek Bend Nature Center to explore the art, science, and folklore of the “sugar bush.” Learn how to identify and tap a maple tree and try your hand at drilling and setting a tap. We’ll simmer sap over an open fire and watch as it thickens to syrup. Relax with a mug of steaming hot cocoa and enjoy ice cream with a drizzle of syrup in the Maple Café. After a day of fun, purchase some locally-sourced maple syrup to take home with you.
Back by popular demand: Relax under the heated beer tent and enjoy our exclusive “Maple River” brown ale, custom-crafted with real maple syrup by our friends at Riverlands Brewing Company. No registration required.
Saturday, March 7 & Sunday March 8; Noon – 3 p.m.
Creek Bend Nature Center
LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
37W700 Dean Street, St. Charles
FREE
