MICHIGAN MAPLE SYRUP EVENTS 2015
Michigan Maple Syrup
Events 2015 – February and March are the months for Maple Syrup in Michigan!
Several Oakland County MI and other local Metro Detroit MI communities offer
events, classes, tutorials and celebrations of harvesting Maple Syrup.
Here’s
a list of some 2015 Maple Syrup Tours and Events in Metro Detroit and SE
Michigan!
OAKLAND COUNTY
Rochester Hills MI Maple Syrup Event – Dinosaur Nature Preserve Maple Syrup Events
Sunday, February 22 from
1p-2:30p, Friday, February 27 from 7:30p-8:30p Saturday, March 14 from 1p-2:30p
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (333 North Hill Circle, Rochester, MI 48307, 248-656-0999)
Help celebrate maple sugar season in Michigan by attending one or more Maple
Madness days. Unique, hands-on
activities appropriate for families with children of all ages. Choose from: Tap
That Tree (Feb 22), Maple Campfire (Feb 27), or Sweet Treats (March 14)
Pre-registration required. Call 248-656-0999.
Madison Hts MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Magic DIY
Saturday, February 28,
2015 from 2p-4p
Red Oaks Nature Center (30300 Hales Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071)
Maple Syrup is an icon of our region. Learn to identify maple trees, take a
hike to tap a tree and taste the sap. Learn the tools, tips and methods needed
to make your own batch of maple syrup at home. Taste some sweet maple treats,
and take home maple-based recipes. Call 248-858-0916 for
cost info and to register.
Clarkston MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Syrup DIY
Saturday, February 28,
2015 from 2p-4p
Independence Oaks Nature Center (9501 Sashabaw
Road, Clarkston, Michigan 48348)
Around the world, maple syrup is an icon of our region. Learn to identify maple
trees, take a hike to tap a tree and taste the sap. Learn the tools, tips and
methods needed to make your own batch of maple syrup at home. Call 248-858-0916 for
cost info and to register.
Milford MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple’s Sweet Story
Saturday, February 28
(and Saturdays and Sundays through March 29) from noon-3p
Kensington Metropark (2240 W Buno Rd, Milford, MI)
Take a guided walk through the farm’s sugar bush. Learn how to pick the right
tree, then watch how maple trees are tapped and the sap is collected. Stop by
the French and Native camp to hear and see how these techniques have changed
through the years. Then visit the sugar shack to see and smell the sap being
boiled down into maple syrup. Real maple syrup products will be available for
sale–taste a sample at the end of your tour. Tours begin every half-hour. Call 810-227-8912 for
cost info and to register.
Troy MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Syrup Time
Satruday, March 7, March
14, and March 21 (various times)
Stage Nature Center (6685 Coolidge Highway, Troy, Michigan 48098)
This program starts with a short introduction to maple supping indoors and then
participants can hike the trails to see how sap is collected. Afterwords,
participants will stop in the sugar shed and see the wood-stocked sap
evaporator in action. The tour finishes with syrup tasting over warm
mini-pancakes! Presentations will begin every half hour between 9 am and 3 pm.
Call 248-688-9703 for
cost info or to register visit www.troynaturesociety.org.
Farmington Hills MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Sugaring in Your Own Backyard
Sunday, March 8
(10:30a-12:30p & 1:30p-3:30p) and Sunday, March 22 (10:30a-12:30p &
1:30p-3:30p)
Heritage Park (24725 Farmington Road, Farmington
Hills, MI)
Celebrate one of the first signs of spring – discover the magic of making your
own maple syrup from a maple tree. Identify and select a maple tree, collect
the sap, boil it down, and turn it into delicious syrup. Please dress for the
weather; a portion of the program is outdoors – Call the Nature Center at 248-477-1135 for
cost info and to register.
White Lake MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Sugaring
Saturday, March 7, March
14, March 21, March 28 (various times)
Indian Springs Metropark (5200 Indian Trail, White Lake, MI 48386)
Participants will learn how the local American Indians discovered the sugaring
process and how they shared this treat with the settlers. Hike out to the
Sugarbush where we’ll guide your group in the proper tapping of a maple tree.
After you have tapped a tree, check out the evaporator to see how the maple sap
is boiled down into syrup. Of course, no one leaves without a taste of pure
maple syrup! Call 1-800-477-3192 FREE or 248-625-7280 for
cost info, times, and to register.
Oakland Twp MI Maple Syrup Event – Monster Maples
Sunday, March 8, 2015
from 11a-noon or 12:30p-1:30p
Cranberry Lake Park (388 West Predmore Road, Oakland Charter Township, MI
48363)
Visit the monster maples at Cranberry Lake Park. Inside you’ll learn a bit
about the tools, techniques and history of maple sugaring. Outside you’ll learn
how to identify maple trees and learn how to tap a tree. Then we’ll warm up
inside again as we learn how to boil sap down to syrup, do some taste testing
and have a maple themed snack. Each participating family will get to take home
a tapping kit of their own with the basic supplies needed to tap their own
tree. Dress for the weather – wear warm, waterproof boots. Register by March 2.
Call (248)
651-7810, ext. 405, for cost info and to register.
MACOMB COUNTY
Ray MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Sweetness
Sunday, March 1 (and
Saturdays and Sundays through March 29) from noon-4p
Wolcott Mill Metropark (65775 Wolcott Road, Ray, MI 48096-1823)
Explore how maple syrup is made and learn everything you need to know to
accomplish making your own syrup at home! Identify maple trees, learn how to
tap a tree, boil sap, see types of simple equipment and make related crafts.
Contact 800-477-3175 FREE or 586-749-5997 for
price and registration info.
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Dexter MI Maple Syrup Event – Journey to the Sugar Bush
Saturday, February 28
(and weekends through March 22) at 10a, 11a & noon
Hudson Mills Metropark (8801 N. Territorial Road, Dexter, MI 48130)
Take a journey to the sugar bush on a guided maple syrup tour. You will travel
back in time and experience how maple syrup has been made over the years. You
may also get a chance to tap a tree. Be sure and enjoy the all-you-can-eat
pancake and sausage breakfast on the March weekends. Contact: 734-426-8211 for
more info and to register.
Chelsea MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Sugar Festival
Saturday, March 21, 2014
from 10a-4p
Waterloo Recreation Area and Visitor Center (16345 McClure Road, Chelsea,
Michigan)
Enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Chelsea Alehouse, and then come on over to the
Discovery Center to learn how maple syrup is made. Guided walks will show
various methods of collecting sap and how it is boiled down to make syrup.
Watch a film about the process and see antique equipment for making syrup on
display from the Waterloo Farm Museum. Maple products will be available for
purchase. Contact the Center at (734)
475-3170 for more information.
WAYNE COUNTY
Dearborn MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Tree Tapping
Saturday, February 14,
2015 from 1p-3p
University of Michigan Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (4901
Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan, phone 313-593-5338)
Use hand-turned augers to drill holes in the trees, and spend some time getting
to know more about how to identify just the right tree for tapping. Dress for
the weather and plan to enjoy a dose of spring. Preregistration required.
Northville Twp MI Maple Syrup Event – The Maple Syrup Experience
Saturday, March 7 (and
Saturdays and Sundays through March 29) at 1p, 2p, and 3p
Maybury Farms (50165 Eight Mile approximately 1 ¼ miles west of Beck,
Northville Twp, MI 48167)
Take a hayride to the Maple tree grove, tap the trees, bring sap back to
evaporator and watch how maple syrup is made. Your family will not only see all
of the steps in producing maple syrup but they will also take part in the
process. Maple syrup and maple syrup products for purchase in our General Store
in the Welcome Center. Dress warmly and boots are a must. Call (248)
374-0200 for cost info and registration info.
Dearborn MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Syrup Tour
Saturday, March 7, 2015
at 1p-2:30p or 1:30p-3p (2 sessions)
University of Michigan Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (4901
Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan, phone 313-593-5338)
Check out the flow of maple sap dripping into our buckets, then visit the
“outdoor kitchen” where that sap is boiled down into maple syrup. A sweet
ending awaits you when you finish your walk! Dress for the weather.
Belleville MI Maple Syrup Event – Maple Sugaring Through the Ages & other Syruping Programs
Saturday, February 28,
March 7, March 14, March 21 at 10a & 2p
Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center (17845 Savage Road, Belleville, MI 48111)
Come see the methods used to collect maple sap and hear the many ways the maple
tree helped sustain early Americans. Other programs have you making your own
syrup! Call for details. Preregistration is required. For more information or
to register, call Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center at 1-800-477-3182 FREE or 734-782-3956.
