Marvin Sr taps 30 Maple trees in a small grove behind his house.
His wife and 6 children help haul the sap across the field in milk cans.
Cook down the sap on a Coleman stove in the garage.

Marvin Sr. teams up with younger brother Stanley.
Tap 275 Maple Trees on newly purchased parcel of land.

Marvin’s sons Marvin, Matt & Jon start renovating a 50-year old milking parlor.

First year operating as Ski’s Sugar Shack:

• Purchase used 3×12 wood fire evaporator
• 2,984-gallon Lapierre bulk tank for sap
• Lapierre releaser

• 1,400 taps 680 gallons of Maple Syrup Produced
• Matt & Jon purchase a New Lapierre RO Machine 600 gal/hr
• Add a new Smokey Lake automatic draw off to evaporator

• 1,787 taps 1,023 gallons of Maple Syrup Produced
• Add another post/membrane to RO machine making it 900 gal/hr
• New front on evaporator

• 1,800 taps 617 gallons of Maple Syrup Produced
• Built & installed Pumphouse in the sugar bush
• Jon starts making Maple convections
  • Maple cream
  • Maple Lollipops
  • Maple sugar
  • Maple Cotton Candy
• 1st place at Taylor Co Maple Fest
• 2nd Place at Phelps Maple Fest (qualify for state fair)
• Ski’s blue-ribbon syrup sold at Wisconsin State Fair
• Introduced our “Signature Collection”
• Attend Eagle River Cranberry Fest

November 10, 2017 – Marvin Sr lost his life to Cancer

• Upgraded to Lapierre Modulating Draw Off System
• Upgraded to a custom built MES releaser
• Introduced “NuCAN “Environmentally friendly packaging
• Launched new website!
• New Products
  • Cinnamon Infused Maple Syrup
  • Cinnamon Infused Maple Cream
  • Maple Nuts
• Traveled across Wisconsin attending craft shows and festivals.
• Built New roadside shed for our products
• Invested in a trailer
• Purchased a custom fabricated Candy Machine & Hobart Mixer

• Wrapped trailer in Ski’s Logo
• Purchased Case Trencher for burying sap lines
• New Products
  • Rum Barrel Aged Maple Syrup
  • Cranberry Maple Syrup