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Maple Weekend Events Scheduled for March 21-22 and
March 28-29
Published: March 05, 2026 at
11:30 a.m.
By: Press Release
from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County
Maple Weekend Celebrates
All-Natural Sweetness March 21-22 and 28-29
What is all-natural, golden brown, sweet, and goes with everything
from pancakes to popcorn? New York State maple syrup, of course! “And
the best news of all is that the quality of New York State maple syrup is
the finest in its history, and among the greatest in the world,” says
Michele E. Ledoux, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Lewis County.
“Our techniques for making maple syrup today are both time-tested by
tradition and enhanced by modern technology. On Maple Weekend,
visitors can see all aspects of maple making, from the tapping of the trees
to sap collecting to the boiling of the sap into syrup. Some producers will
demonstrate the making of maple syrup into other products including maple
cream, maple cotton candy and maple sugar. Sampling will be available at
most sugarhouses. Maple Weekend provides an easy and enjoyable, free
family-oriented opportunity to see how New York maple producers make some
of the world's finest syrup and delicious value-added products,” Ledoux
says.
Techniques of maple production vary from producer to producer.
Visiting several of the participating sugarhouses offers a look at
different kinds of facilities. In addition, many of the producers will have
a variety of additional activities including horse and wagon rides and
kids’ activities.
Ledoux says, “New York
State maple syrup has
established its reputation as some of highest quality in the world. New
York Maple producers continually strive to do a better job of telling
people about the process from tree to table and that is what Maple
Weekend is all about. It’s also a great time to buy local maple syrup
and see all the products you can bring home that are made from maple
syrup!”
Maple syrup producers across the North Country will hold open houses
with syrup making demonstrations and products for sale both weekends on
March 21-22 and 28-29 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Sites in Lewis County include Moser’s Maple LLC, Pierce’s Sugar
Spigot, Snyder’s Sugar Shack, and Yancey’s Sugarbush. Come tour the
International Maple Museum Centre and enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast
being offered on all four days of the Maple Weekend starting at 7:00 AM and
going to 11:00 AM each Saturday and Sunday.
In Jefferson County, visit
Champion Peak Maple, Maplewood Sweets, Massey Ranch, Steiner’s Running
Wild/Burrville Cider Mill. In Oneida County stop in at Tibbitts
Maple and Shaw’s Maple Products. Also, Oswego County has a sugarhouse
participating outside of Mexico, Yardley Maple.
This event is FREE to
the public. For a list of participating maple producers and directions to
their sugarhouses go online at www.mapleweekend.com or for more information contact Cornell
Cooperative Extension Lewis County 315-376-5270 or look at our website www.ccelewis.org.
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