One sign of spring in downtown Bloomington this week was the pair of sap buckets hanging from the trunk of the big maple tree on the grounds of the Monroe County History Center.
Volunteers with the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead have tapped the trees at the history center as part of their annual maple syrup project.
The farmstead, owned by Bloomington Restorations, Inc., is located out the east side of town, on 10th Street, past the 46 bypass, where 10th Street turns into State Road 45.
On Saturday, out on the farmstead, volunteer Jayne-Leigh Thomas was checking the sap buckets hanging from the 120-year-old maple trees that are growing on the grounds.
Thomas has been volunteering out at the farmstead with the syrup operation since 2014, she told The B Square. Continue reading “Photos: Maple syrup a sign of spring”