Stamford Advocate | March 3, 2023 | by Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media
The smell of sweet maple syrup filled the air at the First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center on Sunday. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more.
Farm manager Mark Mogensen shows a bottle of Grade B maple syrup while demonstrating the maple sugaring process on the evaporator during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Ryan Fountain, 14, throws wood on the fire with other scouts from Fort Stamford Troop 11 while demonstrating the Colonial method of maple sugaring during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Ridgefield’s Luca Lorenzini, 7, taps a tree with help from farm and garden curator Lexi Klahn during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Nolan Gamble, 5, of Larchmont, N.Y., samples coffee-infused maple syrup during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Stamford’s Alli Lemonier takes a photo of her husband, Eddie Lemonier, and daughter, Mika, 2, posing with Olaf the snowman during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Families attend the First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Pat Standaert demonstrates the Native American method of maple sugaring by dropping hot stones into a troph of sap during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Farm manager Mark Mogensen throws wood on the fire of the evaporator while demonstrating the maple sugaring process during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.Maple syrup buckets collect sap from trees during First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays at Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The event featured maple sugaring demonstrations and tree tapping, syrup tasting, children’s activities, local vendors, and more. The event continues on March 5 and 12 starting at 10 a.m.
