[nativestudies-l] Annual Maple Sugaring Festival, Saturday, March 19, 2011, 11am to 3pm.

[Ruth Garby Torres]

Annual Maple Sugaring Festival, Saturday, March 19, 2011, 11am to 3pm. 

Every year when the days are warm but the nights are still cold, IAIS holds
its annual Maple Sugaring Festival.  Enjoy pancakes made by IAIS staff,
local maple syrup, coffee and orange juice (served from 11am - 1pm) and
learn how local Native Americans traditionally made maple syrup.  Primitive
Skills Practitioner Jim Dina will demonstrate the technique of collecting
sap and boiling it down into syrup as he discusses its importance to Native
American culture.  Children's activities will run from 1- 3pm.
 
Advance Tickets:                $8 Adults/ $6 Children
Tickets at the door:            $10 Adults/ $8 Children
 
 
Chris Peschel
Gift Shop Manager and PR Coordinator
The Institute for American Indian Studies
38 Curtis Road
Washington, CT 06793
860-868-0518
www.birdstone.org
 
IAIS  is a Not-For-Profit organization.  We do not receive monies from the
State, Town of Washington nor any other museum or gaming facility.  We rely
on memberships, programs and contributions for support. 

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