According to Tilly, there are a few better places for a nap than the deck at Sugar Maple at Hansen Lake—and here is proof. Hope to see you up here very soon. —David

Meet Sugar Maple at Hansen Lake’s Bird of the Week: The aptly named Rose-Breasted Grosbeak This pretty birdy is one of the 58+ avian species who call Sugar Maple home. I hope you can come up and see them in … Read More

Living her best life. And now, inviting your dog to live their’s here too. Does Sugar Maple at Hansen Lake welcome dogs? Why yes, we do—as long as their human partners are the responsible kind. Tilly, shown here luxuriating in … Read More

When the Hansen family moved north from Chicago sometime in the 1930s, they built a log cabin structure on point of land facing east and with unparalleled access to what is now known as Hansen Lake. You’d never know it … Read More

We love hosting families at Sugar Maple at Hansen Lake. And the Goldfinches? They are frequent guests here. This little guy is chowing down on a delicious variety of millet, mixed grains bird and sunflower seeds, and as you can … Read More

One of the best things about taking a walk around Hansen Lake is stumbling upon surprising pops of color like this one. Clustered Bellflower is just one of the wildflower species you can find at Sugar Maple at Hansen Lake. —David

Iris? Or blue flag? One of the really cool things about taking a photo with an iPhone is that iOS, while processing the photo from the sensor, will actually look up what the object is in the photo. Especially plants. … Read More

Sugar Maple’s Bird of the Week is the Purple Finch. This royally crowned beauty adds a pop of color against the emerald hues surrounding this incredible place.  —David

One of the coolest things about opening up a new place up north is finding out what’s already living there. In this case, it’s a whole bush full of peonies. Guess we can add fuchsia to the Sugar Maple color … Read More

Come on, Mom! There’s some delicious grass over here! This fawn is brand-new, cute as can be—and just one of our neighbors up here at Sugar Maple.  —David