This is a perfect time to celebrate a late-winter, early-spring weekend by visiting a maple syrup open house.
Did you know that Wisconsin ranks fourth in the nation in maple syrup production?
Now is the time of year that maple syrup producers in the state are busy tapping trees and gathering sap to produce on of Wisconsin's most natural products -- pure maple syrup.
Many maple syrup producers hold open houses in March so you can visit and watch the syrup-making process.
For a list of producers, visit the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association. Come to an open house and stay at one of our inns for a weekend that celebrates a Wisconsin heritage.
Brambleberry Bed and Breakfast, a member of the Western Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Association, will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 26.
This event is free and open to the public. Brambleberry Farms is a small producer of maple syrup. They practice low-impact, labor intensive methods of collecting maple sap using bags on tree taps. The sap is manually collected, boiled down on a wood stove, and finished on a commercial gas range. The syrup is filtered and stored in glass jars.
The day’s events include sugar bush tours. Visitors can help collect the sap and watch the sap being boiled down into maple syrup. They may also tour the B&B and visit the newborn lambs on the farm. Enjoy coffee and baked goods featuring maple syrup.
For more information about the open house, call (608) 525-8001.
