 fire to boil maple syrup (photo from Kalamazoo Nature Center) |
from the Kalamazoo Nature Center Facebook Page
Chris Chosa, KNC Grants Manager and an Ojibwe descendant raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is leading an experimental project to revive early Indigenous maple sugar production techniques that have not been practiced for centuries. Drawing on more than 20 years of hands-on experience in the sugar bush and academic research conducted at Michigan Technological University, Chris is reconstructing a method that may not have been witnessed in over 500 years. This work blends cultural knowledge, experimental archaeology, and environmental science to better understand how maple sugar was produced long before modern equipment.
Visitors can experience this living history during the Maple Sugar Festival, where Chris will demonstrate the process, share insights, and answer questions in the Arboretum. Check out the process and talk with Chris from 10 am–12 pm and 1-3:30 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49009
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