Ten children and two adults in winter clothes sit on benches near a fire. One child reaches for something under a log and one shovels snow.
Eleven children and two adults wearing winter clothing stand in a snowy landscape with leafless trees.
Several people in winter clothing sit and stand near a fire next to a steaming metal unit, surrounded by leafless trees.
A stainless steel box with a divider down the middle holds a bubbly golden liquid.
A stainless steel box with a divider in the middle steams from clear liquid boiling. A metal chimney draws smoke from the fire under the box (unseen).
Nine blue plastic bags hang from trees with two on the ground. The bags hang at an angle, blown away from the trees by wind. Behind the trees are two buildings and the back of a black truck.
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Grand Portage National Monument

Sap Bags

Sap bags hanging from trees blow in the strong breeze.

NPS Photo / GM Spoto
4000 x 5670
19.1 MB

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sugarbushAnishinaabe OjibweGrand Portage BandOjibwe culture

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