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Darke
County Parks
Maple
Sugarin’ at the Prairie
Freezing
nights and thawing days are
the start to a jar of maple syrup! Without these temperature
fluctuations, people would never have discovered such a wonderful
treat.
Saturday,
March 2nd from 7:30 am-4:00
pm is Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie!
This early spring weekend at Shawnee Prairie
offers guided tours through
history and science as we learn the process of turning sap into
syrup.
After
our tour through the woods, we’ll
visit the Sugar Shack, where you can warm up in the steam-filled
evaporator
room as the sap spends countless hours on a boil to reduce it down to
syrup. Then head out to the Log House where you can visit
with our
200-year-old pioneers and discuss 18th century life.
There
will also be a 50/50
raffle. Finally complete the day at the Nature Center where
the gift shop
will be full of maple goodies for your sweet tooth!
The
Friends of the Parks will once
again be serving up a hearty breakfast of waffles, sausage, juice,
coffee and
of course pure Ohio Maple Syrup! Carry-out is Available. Breakfast will be served
from 7:00 am-10:30
am. For tickets,
call the Nature Center
at 937.548.0165 or purchase them from any Friend of the Parks member
for a $5
donation.
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