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Sunday, March 04, 2007

 

Hueston Woods State Park

This year is the 41st annual Maple Syrup Festival celebration at Hueston Woods State Park.


After a splendid pancake breakfast, including maple syrup, at the Hueston Woods Lodge , we hiked through the "Big Woods" to visit the sugar shack, where the maple syrup is made. We were a little early for the 'official' tour, so we toured on our own.


Here is one of the more modern ways that maple syrup is collected. Even though there was quite a bit of snow on the ground, and Acton Lake was still frozen, the sap was flowing.


Traditional methods of collecting sap are used. There also was some plastic tubing leading directly from the trees to the collection point. In the background of the right picture is not the normal view of Acton Lake.





After chatting with the park naturalists, we headed back to 'civilization'. In the backgound is the beach house beside Acton Lake.





It was pleasant walking through the woods, albeit a little slippery underfoot. A good way to walk off two plates full of pancakes with maple syrup and sausages! Yummy!

# posted by Martha @ 2:00 PM
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