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Annual Maple Sugaring Festival

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join IAIS Staff and Primitive Skills Practitioner Jim Dina for an afternoon celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. Enjoy pancakes made by the IAIS staff, local maple syrup, coffee and orange juice (served from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.), and learn how Native Americans traditionally made maple syrup.  Jim will demonstrate the technique of collecting sap and boiling it down into syrup as he discusses its importance to Native American culture.  New this year: Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club's dog sledding & mushing demonstration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.!
$15 Adults; $10 children.

$15

Annual Maple Sugaring Festival

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join IAIS Staff and Primitive Skills Practitioner Jim Dina for an afternoon celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. Enjoy pancakes made by the IAIS staff, local maple syrup, coffee and orange juice (served from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.), and learn how Native Americans traditionally made maple syrup.  Jim will demonstrate the technique of collecting sap and boiling it down into syrup as he discusses its importance to Native American culture.  New this year: Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club's dog sledding & mushing demonstration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.!
$15 Adults; $10 children.

$15

Annual Maple Sugaring Festival

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join IAIS Staff and Primitive Skills Practitioner Jim Dina for an afternoon celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. Enjoy pancakes made by the IAIS staff, local maple syrup, coffee and orange juice (served from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.), and learn how Native Americans traditionally made maple syrup.  Jim will demonstrate the technique of collecting sap and boiling it down into syrup as he discusses its importance to Native American culture.  New this year: Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club's dog sledding & mushing demonstration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.!
$15 Adults; $10 children.

$15

Artifact ID Day

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local (Eastern Woodlands) stone objects and Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your […]

Artifact ID Day

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local (Eastern Woodlands) stone objects and Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your […]

Artifact ID Day

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local (Eastern Woodlands) stone objects and Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your […]