Memberships in the Friends of MacKenzie come up for renewal each January. You can use the form at the end of this post or find one in our brochure. Even though many of you contribute many volunteer hours (which makes a huge difference in keeping the Center running and enabling the friends to do so many things), you might also wish to become a member.
The dues help fund scholarships for schools and other groups when they come to MacKenzie for day and over night trips (often used for transportation costs). It also is used directly for materials for projects like replacing the roof on the log cabin museum, safety improvements for our hay wagon, purchasing bird feeding supplies, improvements to the wildlife area, and so much more. Please consider renewing or becoming a new member today.
Online membership form is available.
Membership dues are as follows:
Family – $40.00 Individual – $30.00 Life (Individual) – $300.00
Nancy’s Ninjas is hosting this. See you there!
We have completed an incredibly successful Maple Season. Because of your hard work, dedication, knowledge, and passion for this place, the MacKenzie Center is able to bring the sweetness of the season to our community every year. Without you, we could not accomplish this. Thank you.
We educate students about the biology and heritage of maple sugaring for 5 weeks every year. 2084 volunteers hours contributed to Maple Education. Thank you Guides, Interpreters, Makers, and Coordinators for your talents, positive attitudes, and amazing commitment to this effort.
This year, we served 1,167+ students in Maple Education sessions.
Thank you, Sap Collectors, Cookers, and Finishers! You make the season extra sweet. This year, about 92 trees were tapped, 1317 gallons of sap were cooked, and 263 pints of syrup was made over 16 days of production. This equates to 32.9 gallons of syrup.
The best day of the year at the MacKenzie Center came on April 4th, Maple Festival. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this very special day run smoothly. We had over 855 cars come to experience and enjoy our Maple Festival.
Thank you to everyone who helped plan for and volunteer during the Pancake Breakfast, including the Lake Wisconsin Lion’s Club members. During Maple Festival, nearly 500 people were served breakfast.
Maple Festival and Maple Education would not be possible without you, the passionate and dedicated volunteers.
Thank you, volunteers!!
The MacKenzie Center is open Sunday-Saturday from dawn to dusk. The Wildlife Exhibit, Museums, and Administration Building Restrooms are open from 10 am – 4 pm daily. Museum and indoor restrooms are open. There are also several kiosks around the property to aid visitors during their exploration of the MacKenzie Center.
Great article in Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine about the maple program at MacKenzie! Begins on p. 16.
