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Join The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore team March 4-5, 2023, from 10 am-3 pm for Maple Sugaring Days, the first-ever maple sugaring event at the Lakeshore. Come experience the sugaring process through time. Learn the history of maple sugaring from the Anishinaabe, then travel to the present day at the Olsen Farm. End your adventure by sampling warm syrup or making maple taffy.
The event is free with a park pass.
The fun includes:
a guided hike,
a visit to a historic sugar shack,
sap boiling demonstrations,
kid's activities,
and maple syrup sampling
The event will take place at the following locations:
Dechow Farm:
3991 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664
Olsen Farm:
3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664