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Sweet Maple Saturday: Maple Sugar Kick Off Day 

Sweet Maple Saturday: Maple Sugar Kick Off Day 

  • Saturday, February 8th

  • Tour Times: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm

  • Outdoor Discovery Center Get directions here

  • Admission for Adults & Children ages 5 & up:
    -HHNC Members: $15 per person
    -Not -Yet Members:
    $18 per person
    -Children 4 and under are free

Join us to kick off our exciting first day of maple sugaring! In addition to our guided Maple Sugar Tours, during this special one-day-only event you can also enjoy delicious "Journey Cakes," fireside storytelling, and tap drilling contests! Bring the whole family to celebrate the sweet start of the maple season with us.

As winter winds down, it’s maple sugaring time! Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, & modern-day farmers, and see an evaporator in action! Plus, Delicious local maple syrup from Tree Juice is available for sale to tour attendees (see below for details). Join us for a sweet time!


**Sugar Bush Tours
11am, 1pm & 2pm

A one mile moderate hike through field and forest to the Sugar Bush Shack
 **(terrain and weather conditions dependent- a Maple Lane tour will be given if we are unable to hike to the Sugar Bush)

Maple Lane Tours:
12pm & 3pm

Great for families with little ones in strollers and/or those with limited mobility, it’s a short distance from the front pavilion to our Maple Lane Sugar Shack after a tour of the sugar maple stand.

LOCAL MAPLE SYRUP for sale:

Delicious local maple syrup from Tree Juice is available for online pre-sale that be ready to be picked up at your tour!
-Maple syrup purchases are for tour attendees only and only available to those attending in-person Maple Sugar Tours.
-It must be purchased by 3pm the Friday before your tour
-NO ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED

  • 2 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $6

  • 12 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $18

  • 16 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $21

  • 32 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $33

Earlier Event: February 2
Nature on Ice
Later Event: February 9
Maple Sugar Tours