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Maple Sugaring Syrup Events in Southeast Michigan
Spring hasn't sprung yet, but maple trees all over Michigan are getting ready for it – and families can see just how maple syrup is made at a variety of March 2013 events!
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Maple Sugaring at Indian Springs Metropark
Address: Indian Springs Metropark, 5200 Indian Trail, White Lake
Phone: 248-625-6640
Schedule: 9 and 11:30 a.m., 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2-24
Cost: $3/person
Learn the history of the maple sugaring process and take a hike to the sugar bush. Find out how to choose and tap a tree, then hit the sugar shack to see the boiling process. Register.
Maple Syrup Tour at Maybury Farm
Address: Maybury Farm, 50165 Eight Mile Road, Northville
Phone: 248-374-0200
Schedule: 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, March 2-30
Cost: $6/person, free/under 2
Jump on the wagon – the hay wagon that is! – and head out to see how a tree is tapped for its sap. Then make your way back to see how the sap converts to syrup. Dress for the weather, boots are a must! Note: There won't be any tours on Easter Sunday, March 31.
Maple's Sweet Story at Kensington Metropark
Address: Kensington Metropark Farm Center, 2240 W. Buno Road, Milford
Phone: 248-684-3642
Schedule: noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 2-30; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. breakfast, noon-2:30 p.m. guided tours
Cost: $5/adults, $3/children, additional charge for breakfast
Enjoy a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Kensington Farmhouse Grille. When your belly is full, head out for a tour of the sugar bush and learn all about the sap-to-syrup process. Don't miss the re-enactment of an Algonquin winter camp!
Sap to Syrup at Shiawassee Basin Preserve
Address: Shiawassee Basin Preserve Pavilion and Hart Community Center, 495 Broadway, inside Mill Pond Park, Davisburg
Phone: 248-846-6558
Schedule: 9-10 a.m. March 3
Cost: $7/residents, $8/non-residents, $5/breakfast
Find out how maples make sap; then change it into syrup and enjoy the results on a pancake breakfast. Happens rain or shine! The how-to is at the preserve and the food is at the center.
Meet the Maple Tree at Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
Address: Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve, 333 N. Hill Circle, Rochester
Phone: 248-656-0999
Schedule: 9:30-11 a.m., March 4
Cost: $12/members, $15/nonmembers, $3/additional sibling
Preschoolers ages 2-4 can get up close and personal with a maple tree to learn about sap, and the yummy goodness we can make from it. Afterwards, they can enjoy a snack.
Sweet Treats at Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
Address: Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve, 333 N. Hill Circle, Rochester
Phone: 248-656-0999
Schedule: noon-1:30 p.m. March 9
Cost: $3-$5/person, $12-$20/family
Enjoy a demonstration of tree tapping and learn how the sap transforms into super sweet treats. Plus, you'll enjoy a few of those sweet treats at the end of the session.
Maple Syrup Festival at the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
Address: Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Road, Chelsea
Phone: 734-475-3170
Schedule: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 9-10
Cost: $2/person, $5/family
Observe every step of the maple syrup-making process – from tapping trees to the final product – through demonstrations, or watch a movie detailing the age-old process. Once your taste buds are fired-up, feel free to purchase some maple syrup products.
Maple Sugaring in Your Own Backyard at Farmington Hills Nature Center
Address: Farmington Hills Nature Center, Heritage Park, 24915 Farmington Road
Phone: 248-473-1800
Schedule: 1-2:30 p.m. March 10 and 24
Cost: $7/person, $25/family of four
How can you tell a maple tree from another tree when there aren't any leaves? Learn this and more about trees and the maple syrup making process in this informative program. Don't forget to register!
Maple Syrup Day at Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center
Address: Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive, Shelby Township
Phone: 586-323-2478
Schedule: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (programs start at 11 a.m., noon, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.) March 16
Cost: $3/adults and kids ages 4-plus, free/under 4
Check out this program to learn all the ins and outs of the maple syrup process. This interactive program even has some children dressing up as trees to demonstrate how a tree makes sugar. Then end the session with a yummy bowl of ice cream topped with warm maple syrup. Pre-register for this event in person only.
