Don't pine; maple-syrup fests aren't fur away

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: February 15, 1987| Author: Bob Puhala | Copyright information

Midwest maple syrup festivals provide plenty of sticky-sweet surprises for weekend wanderers. Not only do you get to taste syrup fresh from maple groves, but you'll also sample parades, craft shows, entertainment, carnival rides, pancake breakfasts and tours of sugar bush camps - where you'll witness syrup-making first-hand.

It take lots of work to produce that syrupy confection you pour over your pancakes. Tapping trees is only the beginning. The sap must be collected from the map...

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