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Maple Syrup Festival is THIS SATURDAY!

March 16, 2021

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38th Annual Maple Syrup Festival | March 20, 2021 Enjoy a taste of real, fresh, handcrafted maple syrup at Indian Creek Nature Center’s signature event, the Maple Syrup Festival — now a drive-thru breakfast to…

GIVEAWAY: Enter for a chance to win tickets to Maple Syrup Festival & more!

March 11, 2019

Indian Creek Nature Center

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We’re doing a giveaway! Enter for a chance to win FOUR free tickets to Indian Creek Nature Center’s Maple Syrup Festival, a pint of Dan & Debbie’s Maple Ice Cream (limited quantities available for purchase…

National Maple Syrup Day – get your syrup on sale!

December 17, 2018

Indian Creek Nature Center

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It’s National Maple Syrup Day (Dec. 17)! While the Nature Center won’t be open to the public today (we’re closed to the public on Mondays in the winter), we wanted to celebrate by doing an…

The Maple Syrup Festival is ON!

March 23, 2018

Indian Creek Nature Center

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Snow doesn’t stop us: the Maple Syrup Festival is on as scheduled both Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. We’ve moved the serving line indoors, and…

Maple Syruping Season Donations Needed

March 14, 2018

Indian Creek Nature Center

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Our land and education team are in need of donations for the maple syruping season. Please see the list below. Thank you in advance for your generosity! For any questions please call 319-362-0664. Thank you!…

March is Maple Syruping month!

February 20, 2018

Indian Creek Nature Center

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Why is March maple syruping month? Because that’s when maple sap flows from the sugar maple trees at Indian Creek Nature Center! We turn that sap into our very own real, pure maple syrup. Want to…

A Sappy Story

February 25, 2013

Indian Creek Nature Center

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As we head towards our 30th annual Maple Syrup Festival this weekend, we take a look back at the very first sugarmaker at the Nature Center – Director Rich Patterson’s father-in-law, Leslie Fellows. The Fellows…

Sure Signs of Spring

February 22, 2012

Indian Creek Nature Center

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Two sure signs of spring here today. The first came when I got out of my car this morning and started across the parking lot towards the barn. Birds were chirping away when I heard…

Sap Savers

February 16, 2012

Indian Creek Nature Center

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Our new naturalist, Jenny Rupp was part of the crew that tapped our first maple trees of the season this past Saturday. She is anxious for her first syruping season! What a marvelous winter it…

Maple Syrup Saturday!

March 6, 2010

Indian Creek Nature Center

Syrup Fest

(As last year, the photographs in this Saturday post are brought to you by Tori Wood, 10-year-old professional Syrup Fest photographer to the stars.) Did you make it to the Nature Center today for the…

Syrup Fest

Maple Syrup Festival is THIS SATURDAY!

GIVEAWAY: Enter for a chance to win tickets to Maple Syrup Festival & more!

National Maple Syrup Day – get your syrup on sale!

The Maple Syrup Festival is ON!

Maple Syruping Season Donations Needed

March is Maple Syruping month!

A Sappy Story

Sure Signs of Spring

Sap Savers

Maple Syrup Saturday!

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