Hudson Mills Sugar Bush Tour

Making Maple Syrup

Aiden Gray,9, of Grosse Ile, reaches out to get a taste of the dripping maple sap during a guided sugar bush tour at Huron Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

Mark Irish shows kids how to boil sap during a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

The finished product; amber-colored maple syrup is shown here after a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. This 8 ounce bottle sells for $8 at the metropark. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

The finished product; amber-colored maple syrup is shown here after a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. This 8 ounce bottle sells for $8 at the metropark. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

Maple sap drips from a tree during a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

Interpreter Mark Irish shows kids how to tap a tree during a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

Mark Irish shows kids how to boil sap during a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

Making Maple Syrup

Alana Peoples,7, of Detroit tastes some maple syrup during a guided sugar bush tour at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI on March 10, 2013. (Photo by Mark Bialek)