Mark Rivera, a reporter at WAND-TV, paid a recent visit to Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup in the Route 66 town of Funks Grove, Ill. This is about the time of year that the Funk family begins its annual harvest.
https://youtu.be/H2mpvQwkS_Y
You can order their delicious products here.
UPDATE: The Chicago Tribune also posted a story and video about the Funks Grove operations.
One of the takeaways from the article is the 2012 drought prompted the Funks to be more cautious in tapping their trees this year for the sap harvest.
UPDATE2: I took down the video because it came in an ill-advised autoplay format that cannot be deactivated. However, you can still watch it by clicking on the Tribune’s link.
details details….but should it not be ‘s-Y-r-u-p’? Unless this is a brand name spelling…..
Love the blog; been a subscriber for awhile now, appreciate the attention to all things Route 66.
I’ll quote directly from the company’s website: “Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup, located on Route 66 just south of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, prefers the original Websters’ spelling of maple sirup instead of maple syrup.”