Maple Sugaring Demonstrations!
CHATHAM TWP., NJ - Join the fun at one of the Maple Sugaring Demonstrations at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township, held on most Saturdays and Sundays in January and February at 2 p.m. The red maple trees are gearing up for another successful sugaring season this winter! Take a guided walk to discover how maple sugaring has changed over many years. Warm up at the real wood burning evaporator and finish with a yummy syrup taste test!
The maple sugaring season is under way in Chatham Township, and there are many opportunities for learning about tree tapping and enjoying the sweet syrup! Once the sap starts flowing, the staff begins tapping trees, chopping firewood, and boiling down the watery sap into sweet syrup. The hour long demonstrations begin at 2 p.m., so come to the Great Swamp for Maple Sugaring Demonstrations on January 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, and 31, and also February 13, 14, 20, 21, and 27. For more information call 973-635-6629 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
The maple sugaring season is under way in Chatham Township, and there are many opportunities for learning about tree tapping and enjoying the sweet syrup! Once the sap starts flowing, the staff begins tapping trees, chopping firewood, and boiling down the watery sap into sweet syrup. The hour long demonstrations begin at 2 p.m., so come to the Great Swamp for Maple Sugaring Demonstrations on January 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, and 31, and also February 13, 14, 20, 21, and 27. For more information call 973-635-6629 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
Learn-to-Skate Wins Recognition Award
MORRIS TWP., NJ – Mennen Sports Arena in Morris Township, has been recognized for instructing the largest number of participants in the country for their Learn-to-Skate program. Mennen’s highest achievement was recognized by U.S. Figure Skating for the 2008-2009 Basic Skills Learn-to-Skate Season. Mennen Sports Arena program is one of eleven arenas/programs in the country which has more than 1,000 participants in the program.
According to Jackie Palawasta, Director of Skating, “While this award recognizes the greatest number of enrolled participants in the country, these numbers are realized because of the outstanding instruction that the participants receive. The staff at Mennen Sports Arena dedicates itself to every single enrolled participant in helping them to achieve their skating goal.”
Program participants include skaters ages three to adult, beginner to advanced level figure skaters, and hockey skating skills. Classes are taught be Mennen’s Elite Staff Coaches which include, former Olympians, show skaters, and competitors. The team of skating professionals brings over 300 years of combined teaching experience, expertise, and compassion to their class instruction.
Mennen Sports Arena’s Learn-to-Skate program is the best beginning ice skating program for both the recreational and competitive skater. U.S. Figure Skating states the objectives of the Learn-to-Skate program are, “To provide a fun and safe skating experience for the beginner, as well as the more advanced skater, to teach correct technique of the simple basic elements, to promote health and physical fitness, and to enable all participants to achieve the skills necessary to either skate for fun the rest of their lives or to move competently into the U.S. Figure Skating advanced test and/or competitive structure.” Mennen Sports Arena has achieved each of these goals as shown by their membership recognition award. For more information on group classes, call Mennen Sports Arena at 973-326-7651 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
According to Jackie Palawasta, Director of Skating, “While this award recognizes the greatest number of enrolled participants in the country, these numbers are realized because of the outstanding instruction that the participants receive. The staff at Mennen Sports Arena dedicates itself to every single enrolled participant in helping them to achieve their skating goal.”
Program participants include skaters ages three to adult, beginner to advanced level figure skaters, and hockey skating skills. Classes are taught be Mennen’s Elite Staff Coaches which include, former Olympians, show skaters, and competitors. The team of skating professionals brings over 300 years of combined teaching experience, expertise, and compassion to their class instruction.
Mennen Sports Arena’s Learn-to-Skate program is the best beginning ice skating program for both the recreational and competitive skater. U.S. Figure Skating states the objectives of the Learn-to-Skate program are, “To provide a fun and safe skating experience for the beginner, as well as the more advanced skater, to teach correct technique of the simple basic elements, to promote health and physical fitness, and to enable all participants to achieve the skills necessary to either skate for fun the rest of their lives or to move competently into the U.S. Figure Skating advanced test and/or competitive structure.” Mennen Sports Arena has achieved each of these goals as shown by their membership recognition award. For more information on group classes, call Mennen Sports Arena at 973-326-7651 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
Labels: figure skating, hockey, ice skating, mennen
Winter’s Day on the Farm: From Sap to Syrup
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - Put on a warm coat and boots, and come to Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on Saturday, February 6 from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. to experience firsthand what wintertime farm life may have once been like. This year, the seasonal event becomes Winter’s Day on the Farm: From Sap to Syrup as more activities have been added from the Maple Sugar Festival, previously held at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham.
Warm days and cold nights assure that the maple trees’ sap starts to flow. Take a wagon ride or walk to the maple grove to take part in interpretive walks led by MCPC naturalists. Learn about maple sugaring history, and help tap trees to collect sap. Then gather around a wood-burning evaporator as it boils down sap to make sweet maple syrup. Enjoy taste-testing samples of different maple syrups, and choose your favorite!
Watch as the Fosterfields’ farmers cut blocks of ice from the pond using special ice cutting tools, weather permitting. Next, see Calvin and Hobbes, the Belgian draft horse team, haul the blocks to the ice house by horse-drawn sled. On the farm, help with farm chores such as sawing wood, cracking corn, and churning butter. Watch the operation of the single-cylinder gasoline engine prepare food for the farm animals. Meet the many resident farm animals. Assist with egg collecting, and observe the farmers milk the Jersey dairy cows. Just for fun, board an open-air, tractor-pulled wagon for a memorable ride around the farm!
Step into the Farmhouse and The Willows’ cozy kitchens to find out what treats are being prepared using the wood-burning stoves. In the auditorium, families can create a craft to take home.
For more information, please call 973-326-7645 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
Warm days and cold nights assure that the maple trees’ sap starts to flow. Take a wagon ride or walk to the maple grove to take part in interpretive walks led by MCPC naturalists. Learn about maple sugaring history, and help tap trees to collect sap. Then gather around a wood-burning evaporator as it boils down sap to make sweet maple syrup. Enjoy taste-testing samples of different maple syrups, and choose your favorite!
Watch as the Fosterfields’ farmers cut blocks of ice from the pond using special ice cutting tools, weather permitting. Next, see Calvin and Hobbes, the Belgian draft horse team, haul the blocks to the ice house by horse-drawn sled. On the farm, help with farm chores such as sawing wood, cracking corn, and churning butter. Watch the operation of the single-cylinder gasoline engine prepare food for the farm animals. Meet the many resident farm animals. Assist with egg collecting, and observe the farmers milk the Jersey dairy cows. Just for fun, board an open-air, tractor-pulled wagon for a memorable ride around the farm!
Step into the Farmhouse and The Willows’ cozy kitchens to find out what treats are being prepared using the wood-burning stoves. In the auditorium, families can create a craft to take home.
For more information, please call 973-326-7645 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
Labels: farm, fosterfields, maple sugar, winter activity