As his grandpa shows him the traditional way of making maple syrup, a boy finds his bond with nature strengthened.

When a young boy spends his spring vacation at his grandfather's farm during sugaring season, he finds the hard work involved in making maple syrup is worth the effort when he tastes the fresh syrup on his pancakes.

Contains information on the Tietz family and others with whom they interacted, from approximately 1880 to 1950, in Sugar Bush, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Begins with the marriage of Hilda Kretschmer and John Tietz.

It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village. Bo learns Eskimo along with English, helps in the cookshack, learns to polka, and rides along with Big Annie and her dog team. There's always some kind of excitement: Bo sees her first airplane, has a run-in with a bear, and meets a mysterious lost little boy. Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill is an unforgettable story of a little girl growing up in the exhilarating time after the big Alaska gold rushes.