It’s hands-on, educational, inspirational and celebrational – it’s Geauga Park District’s rich tradition of FREE maple sugaring events at Swine Creek Reservation in Middlefield, and fun in the park doesn’t get much more family-friendly than the annual Sap’s-a-Risin’ celebration!
Festivities on two more Sundays this season, March 3 and March 10, all from noon to 4 p.m., include sap-gathering in the sugarbush with a horse-drawn sap sled, sugar house tours with sample tastes of fresh syrup, and historical stations with costumed interpreters displaying and demonstrating maple sugaring methods from prehistoric to modern day. Visit Swine Creek Lodge to warm up with free maple treats and live music (Mr. Haney String Band on March 3 and The Real Deal String Band on March 10). Plus, download the free Agents of Discovery app on your mobile device and register your account to play the new Maple Madness Mission, learning lots of fun maple facts all along the way and entering to win a free pint of park-produced maple syrup as a reward just for playing! (Learn more about Agents on our website under Activities, then Geocaching & Location-Based Games.)
With a stop at Swine Creek, you can also “make a day of it” to see others’ sugaring operations. We’re a featured stop on both days of two drive-it-yourself tours: the Ohio Maple Producers’ Maple Madness Tour and the local Northeast Ohio Maple Tour. Find tour maps with complete lists of participating sugar houses at ohiomaple.org and mpneoh.com.
For more on Geauga Park District offerings, please call 440-286-9516 or visit Geauga Park District online via www.geaugaparkdistrict.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.
