Date: Sat Feb 28, 10:00 AM EDT - Sat Feb 28, 12:00 PM EDT
Category:
- STEM,
- Outdoor
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Daisies,
- Volunteers,
- Brownies
Registration deadline: February 15th, 2026 or when sold out.
Event Description:
Join Program staff from the Outdoor Discovery Center to learn how to
harvest sweet maple syrup. Girl Scouts will journey down a trail in
the sugar bush to help tap a tree, gather sap, then watch the
evaporator make syrup at the historic Van Raalte Farm. Girl Scouts
will earn a unique fun patch for this program.
Badge:
Cadettes, you can partially earn your Trees badge by attending this
program. Step 1 out of 5 steps will be completed: Take a tree trip.
Visit a sugarhouse to learn how maples are tapped for maple syrup.
This is NOT a drop off event. Troops must come in proper girl to adult ratio. See Safety Activity Checkpoints for more information. Girl Scouts attending individually must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Girl Price: $9.00
Adult Price: $3.00
To Use Dream Dollars or Individual Girl Funds for Payment:
Please contact Customer Care at customercare@gsmists.org or 616-888-3840.
Event registration is not complete or guaranteed until Dream Dollars or Individual Girl Funds are
applied. Dream Dollars or Individual Girl Funds are non-transferable to other girls or adults.
Only GSMISTS Dream Dollars or Individual Girl Funds are accepted for GSMISTS events.
Badge:
Cadettes, you can partially earn your Trees badge (not included)
Registration, Cancellation, Refund, Transfer Info
Event registrations are non-refundable. In the event a girl/adult can no longer attend the program, spaces may be swapped to another attendee.
Events are first come first serve and are open until the registration deadline or the event fills. GSMISTS is unable to maintain waiting lists.
If this event is cancelled by GSMISTS a 100% refund will be issued.
Troops are encouraged to register for this event together through the Troop Leader's MYGS account.
Girl Scouts not registering as a troop or who are attending individually should register for this event through their parent/guardian's MYGS account.
For event questions please contact customercare@gsmists.org
