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March 13 & 14, 2010
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Lake Metroparks Farmpark
8800 Euclid Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2122 · 800-366-3276

Event Information

Did you know...

Maple syrup production promotes conservation?

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Lake Metroparks taps a network of more than 1,000 trees at Farmpark to gather sap to produce maple syrup, preserving 27 acres of maple woodland.
Maple syrup production has improved over the years from the original bucket tap to the intricate tubing system employed by the industry today.

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Hands-on activities

• Drill holes to start tapping trees.
• Sample maple syrup.
• Learn how to make maple syrup in your own backyard.
• Make a maple leaf craft.
• Sample freshly made maple candy.
• Maple flavored ice cream making .
• Sugar bush tours.
• Mokuk making (bark bucket).
• Silver dollar pancake samples.
• Horse-drawn sap gathering.
• Hand tree tapping maple leaf craft.
• History of maple sugar exhibit.

Farmpark’s own maple syrup and other maple items will be available for sale.

Schedule of events (PDF)

Also...

• Watch baby lambs at play.
• Discover the beauty of more than 250 quilts on display in the Visitors Center.

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Pancake Breakfast

• Served in the J & J Cafe.
• 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Farmpark admission, which is required to attend the breakfast, is not included.
• Reservations are not required.
• NEW! Free Wi-Fi with purchase.

Ages 2 - 11, $4
Ages 12 and over, $7

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Admission

• Ages 2 - 11, $4
• Ages 60+, $5
• Ages 12 - 59, $6
• Children younger than 2. Free
• Farmpark members, Free
  
  Not a Farmpark member yet?
  Click here for information.

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Directions:
Take 1-90 to Rt. 306 (Mentor, Kirtland Exit), South on Rt. 306 five miles to Euclid Chardon Rd. (Rt.6), East on Euclid Chardon Road one mile. Entrance to Farmpark is on the right

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Images from Maple Sugaring Weekend

Pancake Breakfast at the J & J Cafe

Pancake Breakfast at the J & J Cafe

Drilling holes to tap trees at Lake Metroparks Farmpark's Maple Sugaring Weekend

Drilling holes to tap trees at Lake Metroparks Farmpark's Maple Sugaring Weekend

Drilling holes to tap trees at Lake Metroparks Farmpark's Maple Sugaring Weekend

Drilling holes to tap trees at Lake Metroparks Farmpark's Maple Sugaring Weekend

Horse-drawn wagon ride at Lake Metroparks Farmpark's Maple Sugaring Weekend

Woodland Science Center at Lake Metroparks Farmpark

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