![]() ![]() Visit the Eddy Discovery Center for a guided walk to see various methods of collecting sap, and learn how to boil it down to make syrup. March 11: Old-Time Maple Sugar Festival, Chelsea Afterwards, return to the campfire and learn the process of boiling sap into rich maple syrup.Ĭost: $5 per child, $5 per adult, children under 2 are free. Learn the history of sugaring and how to identify maple trees and then hike into the woods to tap a maple. Multiple Dates, Weekends, March 4-25: Maple Sugaring at Stony Creek Metropark, Shelby Township Explore the log cabin, experience tree tapping, work on your tree identification skills, and much more with our staff and volunteers there to engage you in the joys of the season along the way.Ĭost: $12 per person, ages 2 years and older, Pre-register in advance. with numerous activities available at your own pace. Self-guided tours begin every half hour from 9:30 a.m. March 4, 11, 18: Maple Sugaring at Johnson Nature Center, Bloomfield Hillsĭiscover how to identify and tap the perfect sugar maple tree and enjoy the sights, smells, and tastes of the sweet syrup-making process in our Sugar Shack and Log Cabin. Register in advance for a specific day.Ĭost: Teens and adults are $10, children ages 4-12 are $7, and children under 4 are free. Tours last approximately 1.25 hours and start every quarter hour between 9 am and 3 pm. There will be maple syrup and maple cream to sample and a take-home children’s craft. There may be a short visit to the Sugar Shed if guidelines allow. Small groups will be guided along the outdoor trail and participate in activities to learn more about maple syrup making. Take a hike through the sugar bush of the Stage Nature Center and discover how maple trees make sugar and people through the ages have harvested it. March 4, 11, 18: Maple Syrup Time at Stage Nature Center, Troy You can find the self-guided hike the entire month of March at: Look for the sign that marks the beginning of the trail and then hike until you find each trail stop, scan the QR codes, and learn more about this seasonally sweet treat, right on your smartphone. Visit select Huron-Clinton Metropark’s Interpretive Centers for a self-guided hike option. the day before the program.Īll March: Self-Guided Maple Sugaring Hike at select Huron-Clinton Metroparks – 1 p.m., weekends in March.Ĭost: $3 per child, $5 per adult children under 2 free. Pancake meals are available through pre-order only, between 9 a.m. When you register, you can also add pancakes to go. Portions of the program may be held inside dependent on weather. This program is predominantly outdoors, weather permitting. Learn how to tap a tree, and then visit the evaporator to see the sap being boiled into syrup. Take a journey across a field to the Sugar Bush and experience how maple syrup has been made over the years. Multiple Weekends, February 25 – March 11: Journey to the Sugar Bush at Hudson Mills Metropark, Dexter Participants will walk approximately a ¼ mile over uneven ground.Ĭost: $3 per child, $5 per adult, children under 2 free. Tours begin every half hour, last approximately one hour. Real maple sugar products will be available for purchase. Then, visit the Sugar Shack to see and smell the sap being boiled down into maple sugar. ![]() Stop by the French and Native American camps to hear and see how these techniques have changed through the years. Learn how to pick the right maple tree, then watch how maple trees are tapped and sap is collected. Take a guided walk through Kensington farm’s Sugar Bush. Get your sticky sweet on with one of these family-friendly and inexpensive maple syrup events: Multiple Weekends, February 26 – March 5: Maple’s Sweet Story at Kensington Metropark, Milford Additionally, always double check events are ON due to weather □ 2023 Maple Syrup Events in Southeast Michigan ![]() NOTE: Many events require registration, so make sure to plan ahead. Maple syrup has many minerals per tablespoon: 20 milligrams of calcium, 2 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.2 milligrams of iron, 2 milligrams of sodium, 35 milligrams of potassium.Ĭheck out one of these great local events with the family for an educational AND delicious experience.Michigan ranks 7th in maple syrup production in the United States.The end of this temperature cycle will cease the flow of sap. The pattern of freezing nighttime temperatures and thawing daytime temperatures create a build up of pressure in the maple trees to get sap flowing through the tapholes. The typical sugaring season starts mid-February through mid-March and last for about 4-6 weeks.A tree takes about 40 years before it’s big enough to tap.That is definitely worth celebrating…and noting that spring is on its way! The entire process is really neat to see, and I love that it’s the first farm crop to be harvested in Michigan each year. One of the coolest things about February and March here in Michigan is the abundance of maple syrup-inspired events. ![]()
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