About this Course

Tickets are available online until 3:30pm or in person until 4pm the day of the event. Experience the Canadian tradition of maple syrup production through interactive demonstrations and kids activities, a pancake breakfast with real maple syrup and buy a treat from the Park Store. Family Activities Include: Explore five educational stations with historical and modern demonstrations of how sap turns into maple syrup: -Sweetwater Discovery: Learn about possible ways that Indigenous Peoples may have made syrup and sugar from maple sap -Settled into Spring: Watch historical demonstrations of how settlers created maple syrup -The Tool Shoppe: Don’t miss this interactive demonstration of both traditional and modern tools used for making maple syrup -The Sugar Shack: See how we create maple syrup today using modern techniques -Changing Seasons: Understand how climate change impacts maple syrup production New! Sacred Fire Chats Sip on cedar tea and learn about Indigenous culture from Traditional Helpers (Oshkabewis) and a Fire Keeper through storytelling and song Blacksmith Demonstration: A traditional demonstration of making iron tools by hand Find all 10 stations in our scavenger hunt and present your completed card at the Park Store for a free prize (while supplies last) Go on a maple-themed storybook walk along the Wetland Trail Try warm maple taffy (additional cost) Fill up at the Pancake House, choose from a selection of pancakes with real maple syrup and other maple-themed items (additional cost) Follow the Sap Bucket Trail through the forest to the sugarbush to see where sap is collected (approximately 1 kilometre hike from the main event area) Buy maple syrup and maple products, or merchandise by local artisans at the Park Store (additional cost). Arrive anytime between 9:30am and 4pm. We recommend 1.5-3 hours for the full experience. Peak visitation is between 11am to 2pm. The event closes at 5pm.