Harvesting maple sap to boil down into syrup, sugar, and other products is practice that was first followed by indigenous Americans, and a Secaucus area celebration will offer a hands-on sneak peek into the process.
Van Vleck House & Gardens is set to sugar off, and it will be hosting a day that will explore how trees are tapped in the spring when the sap starts to run. It will take place mostly outdoors, and involves both a tour and self-guided activities.
The attendees at the festivities will tour a sugar bush, learning how and why the trees are tapped with spigots to collect the sap. They will find out how it is boiled down to remove most of the water, which transforms it into products such as syrup, sugar, and maple butter. There will be four different start times for the tours, and the function has been sponsored by Montclair State University.
In the listing that has been prepared for the day, it was explained that printed activity sheets will be distributed at many of the stations that will be set up. Stationery printers can prepare a wide variety of materials that can make learning fun.
The crew at Van Vleck House & Gardens will be opening the spring season with this special day, which will take place on March 11. Admission to the festivities starts at $25.
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