Maple Sugar Day on Forbidden Drive

200 W Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA | Get Directions »
FREE

Wissahickon Environmental Center presents a day of hands-on activities and demonstrations that celebrate the end of winter with the making of pure Maple Syrup. Bring the family to the Wissahickon Valley for this annual celebration of the Maple Tree. Included is a tour of the sugar bush, an area of maple trees, where participants learn to identify the Sugar Maple tree, tap the tree, and collect the tree’s sap- the only ingredient in pure maple syrup.  Demonstrations will include boiling the sap into syrup, and making maple candy.  

Storytellers will tell how the Native Americans discovered this purely North American treat. Visitors can compare maple syrup to other pancake toppings in a taste test. Top off the day by tasting pure maple syrup over delicious pancakes. Pennsylvania Maple Syrup and candy will be for sale. The event is FREE, but donations will be accepted. For more information on the Wissahickon Environmental Center please visit our website at www.fairmountpark.org.