Maple Festival 2018

5th  Annual Maple Festival

12646 Born St., Jones, MI 49061

Maple Festival 2018
March 10-11 & 17-18

                              Please join us for our annual Maple Festival.  A family fun packed weekend of maple foods, children's activities, tours and more.                                          Don't want to miss this year's events!

FREE ADMISSION

Children's Activities

• Petting Farm
• Photo Booth
• Toss the Line
• Little Sap Sucker Training (tap a tree and install the tubing)
• Coloring Contest
• and more

Entertainment

MARCH 10TH & 11TH : Indian Maple Demo 8am - 4pm (Jessica & Mark will re-enact how the Indians made maple syrup and maple sugar) Don't miss this amazing, educational experience!

Thanks to our sponsors this year for making the Indian Maple Demo possible.

Sanderson Insulation

Greenstone FCS

Michigan Farm Bureau

Michael West Insurance Agency

Crystal Flash

Kendall Electric

Lutz Concrete

Frankies

Hahn Auction & Retailers

Farm Depot

Advanced Auto

Swiss Valley Ski Lodge

• Greenstone

• Paint & Pop (Paint a Maple picture on a piece of wood and enjoy our Homemade sodas)
• Cost is $25 for adult and $12 for children
• Payment goes to Rustic Thyme Farm.   Call Stephanie at 907-399-9961 to reserve your spot and pay.
• Times are from 3pm -5pm each day
• Pictures being painted are pictured on the right!

Cooking Demonstrations

(presentation by The Maple Mama)
Saturdays 10th & 17th:                                                                                            11am - Maple Muffins                                                                                        2:30pm - Maple Cream

Sundays 11th & 18th:                                                                                                2:30pm - Using Maple BBQ Sauce

• March 11th - Saturday 11am - Making Maple Cream
  1:30pm - Homemade Maple Ice Cream
• March 12th - Sunday 11am - Sticky Maple Buns
  1:30pm - Maple Ham
• March 18th - Saturday 11am - Making Maple Cream
  1:30pm - Homemade Maple Ice Cream
• March 19th - Sunday 11am - Sticky Maple Buns
  1:30pm - Maple Ham

Crafters/Vendors

(we are looking for crafters. To apply call Christy 269-816-4838)                Jean Olson : quilts, aprons, embroidered towel, table runners                New England Road Soapworks : homemade soaps, lotions, lip                                                                            balms

• Rustic Thyme Farm
• Initially Impressed
• New England Road Soapworks

Food

• Pancake and Sausage Breakfast
  (PURCHASE meal tickets HERE /or tickets will also be available at the door)
• Maple Concessions
• Maple Brats
• Maple pork rinds
• Maple Baked beans
• Maple sodas
• Maple ice cream
• Maple candies
• Maple donuts
• Strawberry Sappers
• Carmel Apple Slushies
• Maple Cotton Candy
• and more

Sugarhouse Tours (Watch Maple syrup being made)

FREE and open from 8am - 4pm

Sugarbush Tours

(Saturdays March 10th & 17th ONLY)

(Take a FREE bus tour to the Sugarbush to see how Maple sap is collected)  

Bus take 3 trips for the day, about 1 hour trip.

Bus will leave at these times 9am, 11am, & 1pm. 

REGISTRATION & OTHER INFORMATION

Registration NOW OPEN (click here) registration NOT required to attend

All who pre-register will be enter in a drawing to win free maple products.

If you need help or more info

Contact Christy: cell/text 269-816-4838

 or email- maplerowsugarhouse@gmail.com

Map Coming Soon!

Maple Festival 2018 Schedule of Events