Get sappy happy at these sugarhouses during Maple Weekend
Maple Weekend is celebrated twice, March 18-19 and March 25-26. Here are some local sugar houses participating in the region.
The Ashokan Center: March 18-19, 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge. Maple Fest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., $8 in advance: $10 day of; children under age 5 admitted for free. Come enjoy a day of maple sugaring, pancakes (extra fee), and good times for all ages. Blacksmithing demos, live music, cozy campfires, and guided hikes to the sugar shack. 845-657-8333. ashokancenter.org
Corey’s Sugar Shack: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. both weekends, 105 Hawley’s Corners Road, Highland, family-owned and operated sugar bush farm. Maple Tour, $5 per person; children under age 5 free. Products for sale. 845-706-2484, coreysfarm.com
Finding Homes Farm: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., both weekends, 140 Eatontown Road, Middletown, sugarhouse tours, woods tours, pancake and waffle breakfasts ($10 adults; $5 children age 12 and under). Full cafe, market and coffee shop. Maple ice cream, maple lattes. Tastings. 845-355-4335. Findinghomesfarm.com
Fresh Air Fund Maple Farm: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., March 25 only, 436 Van Wyck Lake Road, Fishkill, free. Visit the Sugar Shack and participate in a variety of family activities including live animals, annual maple syrup judging contest, planetarium and local vendors. Products for sale. 845-897-4320. freshair.org/sharpe
Justus Asthalter Maple Syrup: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., both weekends, 865 Aden Road, Parksville, Fourth generation family maple farm. Farm and process tours, product samplings, boiling demonstration. Products for sale. 845-292-8569. justusmaple.com
Kenneth Burger Farm: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (call ahead), both weekends, 3437 Millbrook Road, Margaretville, Maple syrup demos and maple sugar pattie demos, visitors will be able to make their own sugar patties to take home. Small family operation. Products for sale. 845-586-4784.
Marty’s Maple Products Farm: both weekends, (call ahead), 52 Bell Lane, West Shokan, log sugarhouse, wood fired evaporator, free samples, maple popcorn, apples in maple syrup, maple tea, lemonade, maple donuts, maple equipment on display, tapping demo. Over 40 years producing syrup. 845-657-4035.
New Beginnings Farmstead: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., both weekends, 2585 Route 209, Kingston, tours, waffles, tastings, children's activities, free. Products for sale. 845-430-8521. newbeginningsfarmstead.com
Platte Creek Maple Farm: both weekends (call ahead), 808 Glasco Turnpike, Saugerties, producer of 100 percent pure maple syrup. 845-417-8888. platte-creek-maple-farm.myshopify.com
Soukup Farm: 9 a.m. (serving breakfast 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $5-$12), both weekends, 271 Halls Corners Road, Dover Plains, samples, self-guided maple tour, sugar on snow, maple and apple cider donuts, syrup making. Products for sale. 845-264-3137. soukup farms.com
Tree Juice Maple Syrup: both weekends (call ahead), 251-Rider Hollow Road, Arkville, free tours and tastings of their 12 varieties of maple syrup, from pure to blueberry to roasted garlic. 845-204-8870. treejuicemaplesyrup.com
White Oak Farm: 9 a.m.-noon, both weekends, 680 Croton Lake Road, Yorktown, pancake breakfast, $25; children age 5-12 $15; children age 3 and under free, Yorktown Grange, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, seatings at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., or 11a.m., purchase tickets early at events.eventgroove.com. After breakfast, take a hayride, visit their antique tractor display or make your way to White Oak Farm, just a few miles down the road, for a tour of their sugar house. Products for sale. ygasinfo@gmail.com. 914-582-1117. whiteoakfarm1.com
For more information on Maple Weekend go to nysmaple.com
Compiled by Donna Kessler, dkessler@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Maple Weekend 2023: Hudson Valley sugarhouse events in March
