Check out the Sugar Snow at Big Hill!

Sugar Snow is what you call a snowfall in March. The extra moisture from the snow increases the sap production as it melts and is absorbed by the tree’s roots. There is a good children’s book by Laura Ingalls Wilder titled Sugar Snow (a Little House picture book), where Laura learns about March snow in Wisconsin, and its connection to maple sugar. 

Rock Prairie Montessori came for a Maple Sugar field trip yesterday and got to see the sap collecting from Big Hill Park’s Sugar Maples.

The maple sap is flowing at Big Hill Park. Volunteers set up a short self-guided hike through a section of the Big Hill sugar bush. The hike begins at the Big Hill Park cabin, winds through the trees to end at the first 1937 historic fireplace – roughly 50 yards of maple magic.

The Big Hill Sugar Bush and hike are located to the northeast of the Big Hill Cabin. Look for blue bags hanging on the trunk of trees. 

Parking is available to the southwest of the cabin. 

• Map
• Educational Signs (for those that are unable to make it to Big Hill Park to hike.)

Happy sugaring!