Maple Syrup Festival

March break is here! Spring is so near! A great time for our little ones to enjoy some activities, relax and have fun with the whole family. Last year when I was 8 months pregnant with Julia, we tried Maple Syrup Festival for the first time. I'm sharing to you all the fun and I hope you will try this too!

Guided Maple Syrup Walk. A bit of  history on who and how they started collecting sap from the maple trees. Everybody seems to be interested and looking forward for more storytelling ...

Maple syrup demonstrations.Complete with their costumes and props, we're delighted to watched them... After collecting the sap, a fire is built in the pit with dried split woods. It will take long hours to boil the sap before it turn into syrup.

My boys were sneaking at the bucket attached to the maple tree. Probably wondering how could it produce such yummy sweet syrup.

The last part of the tour... maple syrup tasting. Come one,come all! Have the best tasting maple syrup ever!

Maple syrup sampling. Honey...where is the pancake? Just kidding! Yummy!

Trivia from the maple syrup man... Collecting Sap

As sap drips from the spile it is collected in a container. Native people used bowls made of clay,bark or wood to collect sap. European colonists introduced the use of wooden buckets and metal pails.

Today sap can be piped directly from the tree to the sugar shack using plastic vacuum tubes.  

Horse Drawn Wagon Ride. Waiting for the wagon to come, we still have ample time to look around!

  Pony Rides. For an additional fee, kids get a chance to ride a pony, Joshua is enjoying it!

Petting Zoo. With  an additional fee for the food, kids have the chance to feed these lovely animals! 

Face Painting.  Added attraction for kids plus additional fee...

Kids will also enjoy the Children's Music Show where they can participate and sing along too!

And the best part is eating pancakes, sausages with maple syrup! 

Don't forget to visit their bazaar for some treats and see the modern method of making maple syrup. 

Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival

When:

Saturday, March 5 2011 - Sunday, April 10 2011

Link:

http://www.maplesyrupfest.com

Description:

It's a sure sign of spring! Come out and 'tap into nature'.  Demonstrations, wagon rides, live entertainment and, of course, pancakes and maple syrup!  Special March Break activities.

Admission

• Children/Seniors - $6 .50
• Children 4 & under - FREE
• Adults - $9
• Parking - $4

Location

• Kortright Centre
• Bruce's Mill

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