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Maple HAPPENINGS
from Northeast Ohio Parent | March 2023
by Mitchell Media LLC: Northeast Ohio Parent & Northeast Ohio Thrive/Boomer
Saturdays & Sundays
Maple Sugaring at Rocky River Reservation. Take a self-guided hike through the sugarbush, see demonstrations, visit the sugarhouse and sample maple syrup. Through 3/19. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Maple Grove Picnic Area, North Olmsted, clevelandmetroparks.com
Sundays
Sap’s-a’Risin.’ Gather sap in the sugarbush, experience the tapping, gathering and boiling methods used throughout history, and more. Through 3/19. Noon-4 p.m. Swine Creek Reservation, 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield Twp, geaugaparkdistrict.org
3/4 & 3/11
Ohio Maple Madness Tour. “Pa” hitches up the horses and takes visitors into the woods to collect the sweet stuff, then brings it back to demonstrate how it is all done. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Ma & Pa’s, 15161 Main Market Road, Burton, maandpas.com
3/4-5, 3/11-12
Maple Sugaring Weekends. Witness the maple-producing process as sap is collected and boiled and turned into maple syrup and candy. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, lakemetroparks.com
Maple Sugar Festival. Explore the science, history, and cultural importance of maple sugar and syrup through interactive activities, ongoing demonstrations, and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until 3 p.m. Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, wrhs.org
3/11
Little Explorers: Maple Magic. Bring your little explorer on an adventure in the WorkingWoods sugarbush. 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland, holdenarb.org
3/19
Maple Mania Open House. Join a naturalist and learn the ins and outs of maple syrup production. Noon- 4 p.m. Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Road, Twinsburg, summitmetroparks.org
4/27-30
Geauga County Maple Festival. Four days of fun, food and “everything maple.” Chardon Square, 111 E. Park St., 440-286-3007, maplefestival.com
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