Maple Syrup 101
Feb. 25, 2026
6 - 8 p.m.
MSU Forestry Innovation Center
6005 J RD
Escanaba, MI 49829
MSU FIC personnel will hold a maple syrup making class that will focus on all levels of production
Topics include:
- What maple trees to use
- Sap collection methods
- How to tap
- Using buckets, tubing, vacuum
- Safe sanitation of equipment
- Sap processing with small scale DIY Reverse Osmosis units
- Boiling sap into syrup (small flat pans, small evaporators, larger scale commercial evaporators)
- Using a simple low cost hydrometer to check syrup density
- Filtering and hot packing syrup for storage
- Where to find equipment and what to look for in used equipment
- Q&A
Cost: FREE
Registration for Maple Syrup Making Cass is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on February 23, 2026.
There are 22 openings available.
Accommodations
Michigan State University Extension programs, services events, and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For information, contact Adrienne St. Vincent at stvince2@msu.edu or Jesse Randall at randal35@msu.edu or 906-786-1575.