Easter fun & syrup making

 Easter is here. We had so much fun when the grandies were young. 

I set the table.

Caitlin and I planned the menu. Mary Burke's Pancetta Pork Tenderloin.

The kids arrived Saturday, having picked Jordan up at the train station in Smiths Falls. We had our dinner, and a sleepover. 

We visited the Mapleworks Open House at the Oliver's. They have chicks.

They boil the sap, which is collected by long lines winding their way through their forest. 

They have issues with bears, squirrel, and raccoons nipping the lines. They are vigilant. The system relies on reverse osmosis.

A trapper had a display, showing a breached beaver dam.

Skunk, coyote and fisher pelts.

This was the neatest educational display. It shows various skulls. There is a list of names with a button that lights up the correct skull.

As always they have wagon rides. It was pouring rain, sadly, but people had fun.