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Sweet Tradition Meets Milestones - Maple Sugaring Days are March 1-2 at Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve

GENEVA, IL — The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites you to join the 30th annual Maple Sugaring Days, a sweet and historic celebration of all things maple, on March 1-2 from noon to 3 p.m. at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. Naturalists will demonstrate how to tap a maple tree and give you the chance to drill and set your own tap. Watch sap simmer over an open fire as it transforms into syrup. Outside, enjoy learning about the history of maple sugaring, while inside Creek Bend Nature