The Chellbergs were Swedish Immigrants who purchased this land in 1869. Their original wooden farm house burned down in 1884, and they replaced it the next year with the brick house you can see today. And in the 1930s, they started making maple syrup. You’ll actually walk past the syrup shack on your way to the farm. Every March, the national park holds a maple syrup festival! And this is the only National Park in the country that makes its own maple syrup. Check the national park website calendar, because there are ranger programs that allow you to tour the old farmhouse, and even feed the cows, chickens, and goats on the farm!
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