Tapping into sugar-maple culture on Feb. 25

Switching to Delaware County for a moment to share some info that just came our way:

Tyler Arboretum holds its annual Pancake Breakfast and Maple Sugaring Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event will include a trek to one of the arboretum's sugar maples, a lesson on how to tap a tree and collect sap, and a talk on how the clear tree sap is boiled down to form sweet syrup. (Do not try this at home. We did, and it steamed the wallpaper off the walls.)
The lessons will be followed by an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes, sausage, steaming hot coffee and cocoa, and of course, maple syrup.
Cost is $11 for adults, $6 for children ages 3 to 11. Kids under 3 are free. All proceeds benefit Tyler Arboretum. Snow date is March 3.
Tyler Arboretum at 515 Painter Road, Media, has 650 acres for visitors to see with renowned plant collections, champion trees, rare plant specimens, a native butterfly house, historic buildings and 20 miles of hiking trails.
For information, link to www.tylerarboretum.org.

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Jeremy Roebuck has covered the politics, personalities and communities of Montgomery County since 2010. Before joining the Inquirer, he reported in Texas for six years with stints in Dallas and along the Texas-Mexico border. Contact him at (267) 564-5218, e-mail him by clicking here, or follow him on Twitter at @inqmontco.

Bonnie Cook has been with the Inquirer since 1982. She served as a regional writer covering Montgomery County and later a Neighbors writer and editor before being tapped to act as liaison between the newsroom and pressroom in 1987. She returned to writing about Montgomery County in 2003. E-mail Bonnie by clicking here.

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