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Maple Syrup Sugar Shack Photo by r.taylor
Maple Syrup Sugar Shack Photo by R.Taylor
maple sugar shack
Sugarging Off
maple syrup Pancake Barn

Maple Syrup Festivals wind down with only two weekends left in April. Don't miss the Canadian rite of spring as the maple syrup tonic runs dry. Families can be entertained and educated. See the boiling of the maple sap, (sweet water) and the making of the maple syrup. Enjoy fun family events, including kids activities, making bird houses, hay rides, maple bush tours, face painting and most important.... taste the fresh maple syrup at any one of the maple syrup spring festivals listed below. Visitors can research Maple Syrup history and traditions before heading out. See Featured Maple Festivals-Publisher Picks, April Maple Syrup Festivals. March Maple Syrup Festivals 2010,


Featured Maple Syrup Destinations and Festivals

Powassan Maple Syrup Festival - Powassan, ON
April 24, 2010
Web Site: www.powassansyrupfestival.ca
More information on Powassan,

Where to Stay:

Callandar, Kearny, North Bay, South River, Sundridge

Maple Syrup Festivals

maple taffy making


More Festivals Through March and April

April 2010 Maple Syrup Festivals

Millbrook Maplefest
at Kennedy's Sugar Bush & Maple Supplies
April 2010
Phone: (705) 932-2653

Killbear's Annual Maple Syrup Festival - Parry Sound Ontario
April 2010
Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, Ontario, in the scenic 30000 islands, is a great destination for things to do in Ontario! Find travel tourism information on ...
Web Site: www.townofparrysound.com/blog/id/74

St. Joseph Island Maple Syrup Festival
St. Joseph Island
April 2010
Maple Syrup Season is early April, call locations for additional
information SSM Region Conservation Authority - The Sugar Shack- Fifth
Line Road East, SSM 43rd Annual Maple Syrup festival

Perth Festival of Maples
Month of April 2010
Grand Finale April 24 , 2010
The grand finale to the month-long maple celebration takes place in Downtown Perth. Jaycees Pancake Breakfast 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion. Maple products and taffy sales, displays of maple syrup production, maple awards, live musical entertainment, petting zoo, children’s activities and entertainment
Web Site: http://perthchamber.com/2009/12/02/34th-annual-festival-of-the-maples/

Celebrate Spring with the Norwood Lions Club 8th Annual Maplefest at Linlor Farm.
Saturday & Sunday April 3rd and 4th, 2010 10AM to 3 PM
The sugar bush is located 30 minutes east of Peterborough, on the 4th line of Asphodel, south on County Road #2, between the villages of Keene and Hastings. Enjoy panckes and sausage, taffy on snow, tours, wagon rides, hiking and a weekend full of family fun. Call Lori at Call 705-696-3511 or 705-639-2543 or email linlorfm@nexicom.net for more information or directions.

Belmore MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL
Thursday, April 8, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and
Saturday, April 10, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m
http://www.southbrucetourism.org/Belmore.htm

Maple Sugar Fest Sugar Bush Vanier
April 8 -18, 2010
Richelieu Park
Web Site: http://museoparc.ca/festival/index_eng.html

Holstein Maple Syrup Festival
April 10 -11, 2010
Web Site: www.holsteinmaplefest.com

Killbears Maple Syrup Festival
Nobel
April 10, 2010
From sap to syrup, come explore the creation of one of Canada's
favourite treats through interpretive tours of the sugar bush and
sugar shack.
Web Site: www.friendsofkillbear.com

Delta Maple Syrup Fest
Delta
April 17 -18, 2010
Maple Syrup Festival
Web Site: http://www.deltamill.org/events.html

Powassan Maple Syrup Festival - Powassan, ON
April 24, 2010
Web Site: www.powassansyrupfestival.ca

Past March 2010

Warkworth, Ontario
March 13-14, 2010
See information on The Trent Hills, and accommodation near Peterborough Ontario
Web Site: www.warkworthmaplesyrupfestival.ca

Maple Madness
Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area near Kingston
March 2010
March means maple syrup at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area near Kingston, Ontario. Ride a tractor-drawn wagon to our sugar bush. Learn how maple syrup was made then and now.
Web Site: www.cataraquiregion.on.ca

Charette Maple Farm
Rockland
March –April 2010
Springtime, come and see how sap is transformed into maple syrup, as done in bygone days. Enjoy our "sugar bush" style buffet. Maple products are for sale, such as taffy, maple butter spread and maple syrup. Business hours: Wednesday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Scout Camps available. Wintertime, enjoy the outdoors with your family and friends on our skating rink, snow tubing or sleigh rides.
telephone (613) 446-4939

Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival at Kortright and Bruce’s Mill
March 6- April 12, 2010
Web Site: http://www.trcaparks.ca/maplesyrup

Maple in the County
Bloomfield
March 27-28, 2010
A Top 100 Ontario Festivals featuring everything from lip-smacking pancake breakfasts to toe-tapping fiddling concerts. A celebration of spring and the first harvest of the year
Web Site: www.mapleinthecounty.ca

Purples Woods Conservation Area-Oshawa
March 13-21 (March Break) on weekends March 27 ,28 & April 3-4, 2010
Web Site: www.cloca.com/msf/index.html

Maple Sugar Bush Tours
McLean Berry Farm Buckhorn, ON
March –April, 2010
Pre booked group sugar bush tours of a traditional working sugar bush. Tours include a hay ride, guided walking tour of the sugar bush. Maple demonstrations, pioneer demonstration and activity centre, Toffee on snow, kids corral, straw pile
Web Site: www.mcleanberryfarm.com

Thunder Bay Maple Syrup Tours
Thunder Bay Gammondale Farm
February 27 – March 31, 2010
The sweet taste of spring! Maple bush, sugaring off, Maple taffy, pancakes and Maple syrup. Horse drawn sleigh rides
Web Site: www.gammondalefarm.com

Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival - Saugeen Bluffs
March 27 & 28, 2010
Sat. & Sun. 10-4
Web Site: www.svca.on.ca/maplesyrup.htm

Siloam Orchards Maple Syrup
Uxbridge
Mid-March – Mid-April, 2010 (weekends)
Maple Syrup demonstration-visit the sugar bush,view the processing operation,sample fresh maple syrup and maple taffy on the snow. Visit the Cider Cafe for pancakes and other treats. Maple products available. Activities take place on weekends during the maple season early March thru mid April.
Telephone: 905-852-9418
Web Site: http://www.siloamorchards.com/

Shaws Maple Bush Tours
March-April, 2010
Between Barrie and Orillia, there is a Pancake House, and maple bush fun. Percheron horses will take you through the maple wonderland. When the snow melts we trade the sleigh for a wagon. Rides are available on weekends during March and April, usually around lunch time
Web Site: http://www.shawscatering.com/sleigh.htm

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
March 27, 2010
All roads lead to the town of Elmira for the world's largest Maple Syrup Festival. - Elmira - http://www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/

Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival - Sunderland, ON
March 27 – 29, 2010
Web Site: www.maplesyrupfestival.ca

Orangeville Ontario
March 27-29, 2010
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival at the Island Lake Conservation Area.
Web Site: www.orangeville.org/page.php?id=646

West Lake Willows Maple
click here for more information www.westlakewillows.com/maple_syrup.html

Maple in the County
Prince Edward County, Picton
March 27-28, 2010
Celebrate everything maple! From sap and syrup to lunch and laughter, taste the pleasure of this springtime tradition in maple country.
Web Site: www.mapleinthecounty.ca

Proulx Sugarbush
Ottawa
March 1 –April 16, 2010
Web Site: http://www.proulxberryfarm.com/e/index.htm

Fulton’s Sugarbush
Pakenham,ON
February 20 –April 25, 2010 (daily)
Web Site: www.fultons.ca

Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Edwards, ON
February 27 –April 11, 2010 (weekends)
Web Site: www.stanleysfarm.com/showcategory.php?categoryid=13

Westfield Heritage
Rockton, ON
March 7, 14, 21, 28 March Break 17-18, 2010
Web Site: http://www.westfieldheritage.ca/maple.htm

Wheeler’s Maple Syrup Pancake House
McDonald’s Corners, Lanark Highlands
February 16– mid-April 2010 March Break Maple Festival March 13-21, 2010
See how Maple Syrup is made at the sugar bush. Sleigh rides, taffy-on-snow and artisans in the Museum on weekends, tours, nature trails, heritage displays, pancake meals, and maple products for sale
Web Site: www.wheelersmaple.com

Domaine Chez Philias
Hammond, ON
March –April, 2010
Web Site: www.chezphilias.com

Waverley Brook Farm - Haliburton, ON
end of March –April, 2010
More info phone 705-457-2214, jetyler@halhinet.on.ca.
Web Site: http://www.waverleybrookfarm.com/node/11

Sweet Water Harvest 2010 Midland, Tay Township
Wye Marsh, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario
Saturday, March 27th & Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Web Site: http://www.wyemarsh.com/events_sweet.html

Suggested Accommodation in Midland: Best Western Highland Inn & Conference Centre, Comfort Inn, Little Lake Inn Bed & Breakfast, The Victorian Inn Bed and Breakfast

Haliburton Ontario

Wintergreen, Haliburton County
Maple Syrup and Pancake Barn. Every weekend March 6-April 25. Maple Taffy on snow every Sat. Sun. at 2 p.m.

Waverley Brook Farm - Haliburton, ON end of March –April, 2010 More info phone 705-457-2214, jetyler@halhinet.on.ca. Web Site: http://www.waverleybrookfarm.com/node/11
See Haliburton Village and Minden for local area accommodation.

Buckhorn MapleFest
Buckhorn
March 20, 21 – March 27, 28, April 2, 3, 4, 2010
Numerous maple syrup displays at the traditional sugarbush and throughout the community including, Maplefeast/dance, pancake breakfast, hay rides and music. visit mcleanberryfarm.com for all details. More information on Buckhorn Ontario and Westwind Inn Web Site: www.mcleanberryfarm.com/maple.html
More accommodation in Peterborough Kawarthas:

Norwood Lions Club 9th Annual Maplefest at Linlor Farm!
Saturday and Sunday April 3rd and 4th 10 AM to 3 PM both days.
Enjoy a weekend of feasting on pancakes & locally made sausage smothered in fresh Linlor Farm Maple Syrup, tours, trails & taffy on snow! Enjoy goofy golf, board walking, football challenge, sugarbush “shuttle rides”, or try operating a full sized backhoe! Or simply sit back and enjoy the live entertainment, watch a woodcarver and visit with friends, old and new! Lots to do for the whole family! Directions and information about Norwood
For more info. call 705-696-3511 or 705-639-2294 or E-mail: linlorfm@nexicom.net

Past April 2010

Killbear Maple Syrup Festival
Nobel (Near Parry Sound)
April 10, 2010
From sap to syrup, come explore the creation of one of Canada's
favourite treats through interpretive tours of the sugar bush and
sugar shack.
Web Site: www.friendsofkillbear.com

Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival
Utopia (Between Alliston and Barrie)
April 10-11, 2010
A tasty Canadian tradition. Learn how maple syrup is made using Native, pioneer and modern methods. Have a pancake and sausage breakfast. Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts and music.
Web: www.nvca.on.ca

Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival (between Wasaga Beach and Midland)
The Sweet Taste of Spring Every year the sleepy town of Elmvale explodes in a celebration of Nature's rites of Spring - the running of liquid gold - Ontario Pure Maple Syrup. The town transforms into a shoppers' mall. Vendors line the streets with offerings of maple syrup, food galore, book sales, collectible sales among other country treasures. Don't miss the Sugar Shack at the east end of town where you can get information, directions, tickets for the bus to the sugarbush tours as well as your copy of the Festival Directory. Lots of great maple syrup recipes here!! As you approach the Community Hall, you'll smell the delicious aroma of pancakes and sausages- our all day pancake breakfast, a must for all visitors. As you chow down on this delicious fare, enjoy the sweet sounds of North of 50.
Web Site: www.elmvalemaplesyrup.ca/index.html
Recommended Accommodation in Midland area: A Wymbolwood Beach House B & B, Best Western Highland Inn & Conference Centre, Comfort Inn, Little Lake Inn Bed & Breakfast, The Victorian Inn Bed and Breakfast
Recommended Accommodation in Wasaga Beach area:
Alton Lodges , Kingsbridge Inn / Bonair Motel
Web Site: www.elmvalemaplesyrup.ca/index.html

Bucket collecting maple tree sapThe Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food provides an updated report on Maple Syrup Production . A weekly maple syrup report, The Maple Production Agriphone for maple syrup producers during the maple harvest season is worth reading as it gives insight into the quality of the 2010 years production as well as guidelines for maple syrup standards. Maple syrup history goes back 1000 years and coincides with the arrival of spring, warmer weather and the "Maple Moon". The "sugaring off" period or

Accommodation packages in the Ontario resort destinations north of Toronto you have several options, March Getaways, Easter Getaways, April Getaways, Spring Getaways are all available during the Maple Sap harvest season.

Many northern Ontario resorts and resort destinations may still have winter getaway packages available during the maple sugar harvest, with both skiing and snowboarding on the ski hills. More family events and activities can be found at Events and Festivals north of Toronto for day trips and family fun.

Check out our 400eleven travel blog for last minute Maple Syrup news.

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