Saint John's Maple Syrup

A sap-run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of sun and frost.

-John Burroughs "Signs & Season" (1886)

Saint John's Maple Syrup is a partnership between Saint John's Abbey and Saint John's University to continue the tradition of producing maple syrup while providing opportunities for education and service to the community.

Information for Volunteers Maple Syrup Information Education & Events Directions to Sugar Shack

NEW: Saint John's Abbey will begin producing maple syrup every other year. During non-production years, Outdoor U will tap a limited number of trees for educational purposes and will not host a public Maple Syrup Festival. We look forward to welcoming the community to a full maple season again in 2024.

SSQTCH Creative Presents: Saint John's Maple Syrup

Congrats to 2017 SJU graduates Ian Fritz, Conor Murphy, and Patrick Reagan on receiving an Upper Midwest Emmy® Chapter/Foundation Student Crystal Pillar Award at the 2018 NATAS-Upper Midwest Student Production Awards! The three started SSQTCH as an independent student start-up in the spring of 2015 and produced the Saint John's Maple Syrup video for two classes: a maple syruping class taught by Dr. Stephen Saupe and a video class for Br. Simon-Hoa Phan.