Event Information

Details for Maple’s Sweet Story

Date(s): 03/17/2024 - 03/17/2024

Time: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Overview:
Take a guided walk through the farm’s Sugar Bush. Learn how to pick the right maple tree, then watch how maple trees are tapped and sap is collected. Stop by the French and Native American camps to hear and see how these techniques have changed through the years. Then visit the Sugar Shack to see and smell the sap being boiled down into maple sugar. Real maple sugar products will be available for purchase at the Farm Center Office. Tours begin every half hour, last approximately one hour and require registration.

What to Expect:
This program is entirely outdoors. Expect to walk about 0.25 mile, round-trip. The planned path is dirt and gravel, frequently rolling or slightly hilly.

Ages: Fun for all ages!
Time: Multiple Timeslots Available 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $3 per child, $5 per adult, children under 2 Free!
Location: Kensington Metropark, Farm Center

Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. the day before the program.

Pre-register online by checking the box of the program you would like to attend. A "Selected Items" window will appear at the bottom of your screen. Click on the "Add to Cart" button to add program to your cart. You can also call for question or help with registration, 248.684.8632.

Be sure to add on some pancakes to go! This ready-to-eat meal comes with flatware and napkins so you can enjoy a winter picnic in the park or inside the Farm Grille. Pancake meals are not included in your Maple’s Sweet Story program registration, but can be added on to your registration through pre-order only, between 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Look for the add in button once you add your program registration to your cart. Once you add Pancakes to go to your cart, you will be prompted to choose from the list of dates and times you want to pick up your Pancakes to Go – make sure to pick the date and time that corresponds appropriately with your program registration!

Click here for a full list of times and to register online. For questions or to register by phone call 248.684.8632.