February 24, 2022
MOOSE RIVER - Celebrate Maine Maple Sunday from 9 AM to 4 PM Saturday, March 26 with Sawyer’s Maple Farm.
There will be tours of the entire maple syrup process, starting from the trees in their 7000 tap maple orchard and all the way to their evaporator and finished product. They will be boiling syrup if they have sap and will have lots of maple treats and goodies for sale.
This year, District Forester Jim Ferrante from the Maine Forest Service will give tours of the woods, tree identification, a history of maple syrup and the overall process of making syrup today. Jim will do tours at 10 AM and 2 PM, with more tours possible.
There will be syrup samples, possibly hot off the evaporator if they are boiling. They will be serving hot maple coffee and hot chocolate. Maple syrup, cotton candy, granola, candy, cream, coffee, popcorn, bbq sauces, sugar, maple spice rubs and much more will be available for purchase.
Directions to Sawyer’s Maple Farm: Stay North on Rt 201 until you get to the Heald Pond Road. Watch for signs at the intersection. The farm is 2 miles in the Heald Pond Road on the right hand side. Dress warmly and wear boots for tours in the woods.
If you plan to attend, please send District Forester Jim Ferrante an email at jim.ferrante@maine.gov or give him a call at 207-441-4308.
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