Mark your calendars for Maine Maple Sunday on March 24. An annual celebration of the coming of spring, Maine Maple Sunday is a long standing tradition where Maine’s maple producers open their doors for a day of educational demonstrations, Sugarbush tours, fun family activities and samplings of syrup and other great maple products.
Jo’s Sugarhouse
443 Sebago Lake Road | JoJoHartwell@gmail.com | 207-671-2189
Come see our post and beam sugarhouse with a wood-fired evaporator. Syrup making demonstration throughout the day. Free syrup over ice cream samples. Maple pastries, candy, cotton candy available March 23 & 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit the goats: Daisy & Rosebud. Blueberry pancake breakfast and lunch featuring our own grass fed burgers on Sunday, March 24.
Merrifield Farm
195 North Gorham Rd | MerFarm@aol.com | 207-415-3001
Photo courtesy of Merrifield FarmWatch the boiling process, blacksmith working, antiques on display, 4-H Brass Knob Club giving ox cart rides, music, self-guided barn tour, play area for the children and a 1900’s ice house. Pancake breakfast (outside), maple syrup, candy, maple cotton candy, maple soft serve ice cream, smoked cheese, maple cream and more available to purchase. Portable restrooms. Open March 23 & 24 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
The Lockman Place
274 N Gorham Rd | James@JamesLockman.com | 207-892-9342
Photo courtesy of James LockmanZeke Lockman of The Lockman Place is all stocked up for Maine Maple Sunday.
Small batches of maple syrup made by guys and a gal who love this stuff. We love chatting with visitors and have ice cream and syrup samples on Sunday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Farm tours. Handicapped accessible.
Parsons Maple Products
322 Buck Street | 207-831-4844
SAP boiler will be running all day for maple syrup making demonstrations. Pancake breakfast with our freshly made syrup, served from 8:00 am to noon. Free samples of our syrup over ice cream. Heated indoor seating. Maple products for sale. Tours, restrooms and handicapped accessible. March 24 only from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Some sugarhouses offer events on both Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to check the details for the spot you’re planning to visit. For a complete listing of sugarhouses, their locations, activities and schedules, visit www.mainemapleproducers.com.