A little while ago, even before we made it to Minnesota, Henry asked how maple syrup was made. It was a good question. At that point Aaron found a video on-line and Henry seemed satisfied. Now that we are up in the Northern Country, maple syrup seems to be all around us. Once, we Aaron drove me to work we noticed a tree looked like it was being tapped (it was). Then, when Henry and I went over to our neighbor's house to introduce ourselves, we found out that Jim, a retired teacher now make maple syrup for a hobby. Now, I read that the Arboretum not only makes maple syrup, but it offers tours AND it culminates with a pancake breakfast. Even though it is apparently still winter here, I could not pass this up. So, yesterday I bundled up the kids and we had fun.
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| Franny in the bobby all warm and snug |
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| Henry looking Minnesotan next to a maple syrup oven |
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| Riding the maple syrup truck |
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| On the trail trying to find the tree tapping place. We only turned around when we saw snowshoers. Wrong turn= good exercise for us. |
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| The reward! |
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| We all loved it |
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| "Mr Pancake" doing a little jig |
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| Franny happy to be out of the Boba and to have a full belly. |
It was great and we came home with our very own bottle of Arboretum maple syrup and a Minnesota bird book. Double score!
1 comment:
Laura, I am so happy you wrote a new blog post and include these pictures! I loved reading about your morning at the arboretum! Sounds and looks like fun. Henry definitely looks very Minnesotan. This is your positive feedback to encourage more posting.
Love, Mary
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