Ramsey County Historical Society issued the following announcement.
Who doesn’t love topping fluffy pancakes with melted butter and pure maple syrup? In Minnesota, it’s a spring tradition to tap maple trees and gather all that delicious sweetness. So it’s not surprising that one popular brand got its start in St. Paul. Patrick J. Towle introduced Log Cabin Syrup, a maple syrup blend, in the late 1880s. His branding and marketing efforts, including the cabin-shaped tin in which the syrup was stored, caught consumers’ attention. The history of Towle’s company and its products is fascinating, but as far as pure maple syrup goes, well . . .
Image: A full-size Log Cabin Syrup display built with maple logs in the Palace of Agriculture in the 1904 Louisiana Purchase exhibition.
From Ramsey County History magazine, Spring 2022
Original source can be found here.
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