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See how maple syrup is made

| 08 Mar 2017 | 12:58
    Steam rises as sap from sugar maple trees is boiled down in an iron pot to make maple syrup at Millbrook Village (Photo provided)
    Steam rises as sap from sugar maple trees is boiled down in an iron pot to make maple syrup at Millbrook Village (Photo provided)

BUSHKILL — Celebrate the approach of spring with the North American tradition of maple sugaring.
Park rangers and volunteers will lead a maple sugaring demonstration at Millbrook Village in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11.
American Indians, early settlers, and their descendants all looked forward to collecting and boiling the sap of locally abundant sugar maple trees. Visitors will be able to watch and participate in the sugaring process, from the tree to the table.
Sap from Millbrook Village maples will be boiled down in cast iron kettles over an open fire to create maple syrup. Woodstove and outdoor cooking demonstrations will showcase the use of maple products in recipes common during the 1800s.
Admission is free. In case of severe weather, the program will be held on Saturday, March 18.
The program is sponsored by the National Park Service and the Millbrook Village Society.
Millbrook Village is located in New Jersey at the intersection of Old Mine Road (12 miles north of Interstate 80 from Exit 1 in New Jersey) and Route 602 (seven miles west of Blairstown, N.J.).
For more information call 570-426-2452 or visit nps.gov/dewa.