We invite you to visit... In 1880 the site that was to become Glenwood City was a tranquil glen (valley) in the midst of huge forests. By 1885-1890 with the coming of the railroad and the lumber mills, Glenwood was the major trading center of the area with a population of 2000.
Most people associate syrup with the maple tree, and although much of todayâs syrup does originate from the sugar maple, all species of maple can be tapped. Even better, many other trees from other genera can be tapped to extract sap, which ultimately can be turned into delicious syrup.
We have one old tree that is hollow and had one tap in it last year and 2 this year. It doesn't produce a lot of sap, but you can have healthy trees that don't produce much too. The first hole we drilled this year was 2 inches and that was too deep, went all the way through, but still has some sap coming out. I have a tree my cousin wanted tapped and half of one side is rotted away and the one tap on the good side is producing as well as his other trees.