Maple Sugaring Days
Join us March 2-3, 2024, from 10 am-3 pm for Maple Sugaring Days, the second annual maple sugaring event at the Lakeshore. Come experience the sugaring process through time. Start your adventure by traveling back in time at the Dechow Farm. Learn the history of maple sugaring from the Anishinaabe, then travel through to the present day at the Olsen Farm. End your adventure by sampling warm syrup or making maple taffy.
The fun includes:
- a self-guided hike,
- a visit to a historic sugar shack,
- sap boiling demonstrations,
- kid's activities,
- and maple syrup sampling.
Learn more about events and locations
Important:
Programs may be cancelled or the location may change due to snow conditions or winter temperatures.
The decision to cancel or change the location is made two hours in advance. Please call 231-326-4700, ext. 5005, for a voicemail message with the final details.
Programs should be assumed cancelled if Leelanau County or Benzie County are under a "Winter Storm Warning" issued by the National Weather Service.
Fees
All programs are free with a valid park entrance pass. Passes may be purchased at the Phillip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire, Michigan, and cost $25 (per vehicle) for seven days, $45 for an annual Sleeping Bear Dunes pass, or $80 (or less) for the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands pass series. Learn more at: https://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/fees.htm.
Location
Dechow Farm: 3991 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664 Olsen Farm: 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664
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Arrive anytime between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm. Most people spend 3-4 hours at the fair.
Event Type
- Cultural/Craft Demonstration
- Guided Tour
- Living History
- Walk