Cold nights and warm sunny days allow the sap in the sugar maples to rise. It takes anywhere from 40 to 60 gallons of sap to boil down into one gallon of maple syrup.
The annual maple sugaring program at the Kinter Farm is one of the most popular programs in the Friends of the Parks series. Here Andy Kinter leads the group in a tour of the sugar bush. Andy's dad, Alan, has tapped sugar maple trees here since 1962, a family tradition that the Kinters generously share with us each spring.
This photo comes to us from the website of the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations. Our parks and trails are often touted as contributing to Indiana County's quality of life, an important factor in recruiting and keeping businesses to our area.
