The mercury finally made it past freezing today! Granted, the roads are a mess and will be a mess again tomorrow but what's one more two-hour delay among friends, right? I've given up on getting anything done until Winter finally calls it quits. The good news is that the sleet and mud mark the arrival of maple sugaring season - the sweetest time of year.
We've tapped a few of our sugar maples in preparation for the cold, sweet sap to begin running. Many thanks to our neighbors at the lovely Long-Year Farm for lending us some of their buckets - they're a far cry from the ragtag assortment of yogurt containers and bottles we've used in years past.
But you can enjoy this wonderful, uniquely northeastern experience even if you do not have the inclination, the time or the means to tap maple trees, yourself. Browse the listing below of maple festivals, tastings and tours taking place this month here in the Hudson Valley and please suggest any others you know of via comments.
If you're not in the Hudson Valley, March 21-22 is New York State's official Maple Weekend when more than 150 syrup producers will throw their sugar shacks open to the public to learn, taste and stock up on nature’s finest. Check their site to find one near you.
The Ashokan Center's Maple Fest
Saturday, March 7th, 2015 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$5 per person
477 Beaverkill Rd. Olivebridge, NY 12461
Bowdoin Park's Pancake Breakfast & Maple Open House
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Breakfast is $5 per person
5 Eagle View Ln, Poughkeepsie, NY 12590 (Bowdoin Park)
Crown Maple & Madava Farms' Maple Weekends
March 21-22 & 28-29, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
47 McCourt Road, Dover Plains, NY 12522
Frost Valley YMCA's Maple Sugar Open Houses
Saturday & Sunday March 21-22 & 28-29, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
2000 Frost Valley Road Claryville, NY 12725
Hudson Highland Nature Museum's Maple Sugar Tours
March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 2015 from 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (tours begin every half hour)
$10/adults - $7/children ages 3-11 Museum members: $7/adults - $4/children.
Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall, NY 12518
Phillies Bridge Farm's Maple Festival
Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$15 per family, $7 per person
45 Phillies Bridge Road New Paltz, NY 12561
Platte Creek Maple Farm's Maple Weekends Open House
Saturday & Sunday, March 21-22 & March 28-29 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
808 Glasco Tpke, Saugerties, New York 12477
Randolph School's Maple Fest
Saturday, March 14 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$10 for adults, $5 for kids and $25 for a family (up to 5 people)
2467 NY-9D Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Sharpe Reservation's Sugar Maple Celebration
Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
436 Van Wyck Lake Road Fishkill, NY 12524
Teatown Lake Reservation's Sugaring Sundays
Sunday, March 1, 8, 15 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM
1600 Spring Valley Road Ossining, NY 10562
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- From Sap To Syrup - Backyard Maple Sugaring
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