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Sugar Shack

Transcript

If you're walking through the woods here at the Chellberg farm, you might come across this, uh, historic building, built in 1835, by Carl Chellberg and Alden Studebaker.

This is the sugar shack. This is where they helped pay their property taxes, by boiling boiling away maple sap during the 1930s, during the depression, and making maple syrup and maple sugar, and bringing in some extra money for the farm and for the family.

So, here on the trail, when you come past this sugar shack, it's a nice place to rest, good shady spot to take it easy for a few minutes.

Description

A short description of the Sugar Shack at the Chellberg Farm by Ranger Bill Smith.

Duration

41 seconds

Credit

Indiana Dunes National Park

Date Created

07/14/2020

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