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The History of Maple Syruping in Wisconsin

Special | 41m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Sue Denholm shares the legend of Moqua and Chief Woksis who first made maple syrup.

Aired 09/18/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The History of Maple Syruping in Wisconsin

Special | 41m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Sue Denholm shares the legend of Moqua and Chief Woksis who first made maple syrup.

Sue Denholm, Naturalist at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, shares the story of Moqua and Chief Woksis who, according to legend, were the first to discover that maple trees produced maple syrup. Denholm discusses how the Native Americans’ process of making maple syrup laid the foundation for how we make syrup today.

Aired 09/18/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The History of Maple Syruping in Wisconsin

Special | 41m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Sue Denholm, Naturalist at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, shares the story of Moqua and Chief Woksis who, according to legend, were the first to discover that maple trees produced maple syrup. Denholm discusses how the Native Americans’ process of making maple syrup laid the foundation for how we make syrup today.

Aired 09/18/2018 | Rating TV-G

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