We had our homeschool field trip at VanRaalte today. Such a cool experience. Maybe someday I can tap my own Maple trees for funsies.
Going over what the different birds look like and sound like.
We all know Lincoln has the attention span of....a 2-year-old.....so we took selfies to pass the time.
Then we headed outside for some stories around the campfire
And a demonstration on how the Indians made maple syrup. Headed rocks in the fire. Then tossed them in a special log made into a vat and turned them in the syrup until it thickened.
Looking at the trees and showing us how to tell if you can tap it or what kind of maple tree it is.
In the sugar shack. This is where they boil the sap down into syrup.
Then they sent us out to collect all the sap. I kept muttering that this is free labor...
One of our favorite field trips.
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