Maple syrup is a kitchen staple and a mainstay of your weekend brunch, but have you ever wondered how it's made? Jeremey Solin, owner of Tapped Maple Syrup in northern Wisconsin, walks us through the process from sap to syrup.
Volunteers Don Shane, Krishna Daravath and Tammy Zuber serve pancakes and sausage to Eastern Illinois University soccer team player Madi Watt during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Payton Augustine, at center, and her daughters, 18-month-old Abigail and 5-year-old Emelia, share pancakes and laughs with a family friend, 11-year-old Vincent Taylor, during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Courtney Gordon and her daughter, 4-year-old Lorelei, get syrup for their pancakes with the help of volunteer Sharon Lauer during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Retired pastor Joy Schlesselman, standing in pink, visits with diners Jennifer Baker, left, and Barbara Rambow during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Senior Jarrett Swan rolls out muslin fabric to make flats for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star,” on the Doudna Fine Arts Center stage on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Meadow Hazucha, a junior in technical theater and stage manager for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star,” constructs a flat on the Doudna Fine Arts Center stage on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Senior theater major Joseph Percy paints a pillar in preparation for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the Doudna Fine Arts Center's Scene Shop on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Scene Shop Supervisor Christopher Gadomski adds definition to a prop headstone for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's upcoming production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Senior theater major Shamya Ashford makes alterations to a garment ahead of the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Jenna Gove, assistant professor of theater, sews a dress for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's upcoming production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Sketches outline all the costumes for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5. The looks are supposed to be as close as possible to the period fashions of both 1923 and 1945 in North Carolina.
Senior theater major Shamya Ashford makes alterations to a garment ahead of the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
The cast warms up vocals during rehearsal for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Brianna Olshawsky sings as main character Alice, alongside Jemma Allen and Owen Hough as Mamma Murphy and Daddy Murphy, during rehearsal for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Photos: Behind the scenes for EIU's 'Bright Star' musical
This photo collection offers a behind the scenes look at staff and students at EIU's Doudna Fine Arts Center preparing for the Feb. 27-March 8 production of the musical "Bright Star."
Senior Jarrett Swan rolls out muslin fabric to make flats for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star,” on the Doudna Fine Arts Center stage on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Meadow Hazucha, a junior in technical theater and stage manager for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star,” constructs a flat on the Doudna Fine Arts Center stage on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Senior theater major Joseph Percy paints a pillar in preparation for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the Doudna Fine Arts Center's Scene Shop on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Scene Shop Supervisor Christopher Gadomski adds definition to a prop headstone for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's upcoming production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Senior theater major Shamya Ashford makes alterations to a garment ahead of the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Jenna Gove, assistant professor of theater, sews a dress for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's upcoming production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Sketches outline all the costumes for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5. The looks are supposed to be as close as possible to the period fashions of both 1923 and 1945 in North Carolina.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Senior theater major Shamya Ashford makes alterations to a garment ahead of the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" in the costume workshop at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
The cast warms up vocals during rehearsal for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Brianna Olshawsky sings as main character Alice, alongside Jemma Allen and Owen Hough as Mamma Murphy and Daddy Murphy, during rehearsal for the Eastern Illinois University Department of Theatre's production of "Bright Star" at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
Gentry Copsy warms up vocals with the cast of “Bright Star” during rehearsal at the Doudna Fine Arts Center in Charleston on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Payton Augustine, at center, and her daughters, 18-month-old Abigail and 5-year-old Emelia, share pancakes and laughs with a family friend, 11-year-old Vincent Taylor, during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Retired pastor Joy Schlesselman, standing in pink, visits with diners Jennifer Baker, left, and Barbara Rambow during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Courtney Gordon and her daughter, 4-year-old Lorelei, get syrup for their pancakes with the help of volunteer Sharon Lauer during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.
Volunteers Don Shane, Krishna Daravath and Tammy Zuber serve pancakes and sausage to Eastern Illinois University soccer team player Madi Watt during Wesley United Methodist Church's Valentine's Day community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Charleston.