Free tour shows how maple syrup is made

  • 2022-03-21
Princeton families will soon have two opportunities for a syrupy sweet family outing in the St. Joseph area.

To learn how maple sap is harvested and the journey it takes before being poured on someone’s pancakes, locals can sign up for one of the Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup tours. The tours last an hour and take place at the Sugar Shack near St. Joseph at 29709 Kipper Road.

The public will be able to view the syruping operation during the next two Sundays – March 27 and April 3. Times for the hourly tours start at 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm on each date. Although the tours are free, numbers are limited, and registration is required.

The assistance of a banner printing service can be used to reassure the public that they have arrived at their destination.

This family-friendly outing will include a short walk to where traditional and modern methods of maple sap collection will be on display in a nearby maple forest. There will most likely be mud, so appropriate footwear is strongly recommended for the walk into the woods.

A demonstration of processing equipment in the sugar house using evaporators and reverse osmosis machines to convert tree sap to syrup is part of the tour as well.

Located at Kramer Lake – Wildwood County Park, the modern maple syrup operation has, according to Stearns County Officials been going on for over 40 years.