Near La Plume in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Keystone College Sugar Shack

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

1. Keystone College Sugar Shack Marker

Inscription.

The Keystone College maple sugar operation was established in 2001 to advance Keystone's commitment to responsible forest stewardship and provide distinctive hands-on educational opportunities to our students and to the community. It is funded through the generous support of Keystone College, private foundations and community friends.

The Sugar Shack, the home of our operation, is situated within the Howard Jennings Nature Preserve on the College's 165-acre Woodlands campus. It overlooks our athletics complex and its collection lines run from maple trees that grow throughout our interpretive trails system.

Each spring, Keystone offers an Introduction to Maple Sugaring Field Biology course, an Open House and community-focused educational programming. Hundreds have been introduced to small scale maple sugar production and sugar bush management through these activities.

Keystone uses a method that is traditional for small scale maple syrup production. Our syrup is not offered for sale, rather is used in support of educational, community and College events.

Erected by Keystone College.

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.

Location. 41° 33.518′ N, 75° 46.107′ W. Marker is near La Plume, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It can be reached from Nokomis Forest Stewardship Trail. Marker is in Keystone College's Howard Jennings Nature Preserve, just east of the athletic stadium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Plume PA 18440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fun Maple Syrup Facts (here, next to this marker); History of Maple Syrup (here, next to this marker); From Sap to Syrup: The Making of Maple Sugar

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

2. Keystone College Sugar Shack Marker

First marker on wall; Sugar Shack at far right distance

(here, next to this marker); Professor Howard D. Jennings (a few steps from this marker); Station 17: Maple Sugaring (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Professor Howard D. Jennings (within shouting distance of this marker); Slowing the Flow (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Northern Electric Interurban Trolley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Plume.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.