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OH I O Maple M A D N E S S TO U R All roads lead to Ohio Maple Producers during the 2020 Ohio Maple Madness Driving Tour DRIVING TRAIL: MARCH 7 & 8, 14 & 15 2020
Maple sugaring
is for everyone at
Geauga Park District’s
Sundays,
March 1, 8 & 15
at Swine Creek Reservation
in Middlefield, Noon- 4 PM
FREE fun for the whole family!
See the history of producing maple syrup, help
gather sap, taste some syrup and warm up to
live music and treats in the lodge!
www.geaugaparkdistrict.org
Geauga County
Probate/Juvenile
Thank you for your continued support. Enjoy your parks!
Court Judge Board of Park Commissioners Executive Director
Timothy J. Grendell Andrej N. Lah Jackie Dottore Howard Bates John Oros
OHIO MAPLE PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION
Officers: PO Box 1803,
President - Karl Evans Burton, Ohio 44021
Vice President - Rebecca Goodell Email: info@ohiomaple.org
Secretary - Aggie Sojka Sperry
Treasurer - Paul Snavely Website: ohiomaple.org
Directors:
DISTRICT 1:
Paul Snavely, Seneca Co. (2022)
Carley Gavlak, Medina Co. (2021)
DISTRICT 2:
Paul Dierks, Hamilton Co. (2022)
Mark Erlsten, Morrow Co (Appointed)
DISTRICT 3:
Dan Brown, Knox Co. (2021)
Chuck Walker, Licking Co. (2020)
DISTRICT 4:
Kevin Milligan, Athens Co (2021)
Fred Ahrens, Portage Co. (Appointed)
DISTRICT 5:
Dave Hively, Mahoning Co. (2022)
Agnes Sojka Sperry, Geauga Co. (2022)
At Large:
Jen Freeman, Geauga Co (2020)
Rebecca Goodell, Portage Co (2020)
Nate Bissell, Ashtabula Co (2020)
Karl Evans, Ashtabula Co (2021)
Erwin Gingerich III, Geauga Co (2021)
Website - Nathan Goodell
Newsletter - Les Ober
Membership - Chuck Walker
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.org
Enjoy the taste of Pure Ohio Maple
BonhomieAcresMapleSyrup.com
dnbrown33@gmail.com • 740-501-4681
Goodell Family Farm
P u r e O h io M a p le P r o d u c t s
Mantua, Ohio
(330) 322-3725
www.goodellfamilyfarm.com
Join us for our annual Pancake Breakfast
March 8th, 15th, and 22nd 2020 at Shalersville Townhall
Ohio Maple Madness Tour
NORTHWEST OHIO
Maple Maraine Farm
Address: 5343 Sandusky Road, Lima, OH 45801
Telephone: 419-233-1552 or 419-221-1552
Email: naynafrank@gmail.com
A quaint 200 tap maple operation all gathered with buckets. We grade and bottle
all of our maple syrup right off of the evaporator. Taste the sap directly from the
tree, then sample the grades of maple syrup fresh off the evaporator.
Directions: St Rte 81, 4 miles east of I75(exit127) to Thayer Rd, then north
1 mile to stop sign, then right. ½ mile. Guests welcome anytime.
Dolce’s Sugar Shack
Address: 2550 Crider Rd, Mansfield, OH 44903
Telephone: 419-589-6285
Email: info@dolcestreeservice.com
Enjoy watching horse-drawn sleds carrying sap through the woods. Watch
tapping demonstrations each hour. Learn how maple syrup is produced through
displays. Enjoy samples of our maple products. Top off your visit with a meal of
pancakes and maple syrup.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7th & MARCH 14th 10am – 4pm ONLY***
CENTRAL OHIO
Butcher Family Maple Products
Address: 12360 Butcher Road, Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
Telephone: 740-403-0648
Email: info@butchermaple.com
Website: www.butchermaple.com
Syrup, Cream, Candy, Sugar
Visit the Butcher’s to see first-hand how Ohio’s finest maple syrup is made.
Enjoy a free guided tour of our state-of-the-art production facility; seeing the
entire process, from tree tap to final product. We will have free samples of our
pure maple syrup, maple candies, maple sugar, maple cream spread, maple
cotton candy and maple sweetened coffee! We will also have a food truck on
site for lunch.
***10am to 4pm ONLY***
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.org
Bonhomie Acres Maple Syrup
Address: 7001 Quaker Rd., Fredericktown, OH 43019
Telephone: 740-501-4681
Email: Dnbrown33@gmail.com
Directions: 4.5 miles west of SR 13 on Quaker Rd. Fr i-71 take 95 East to 314
North to County Road 21 East to Quaker Road (Cty Rd 49) .25 miles.
Join us for a tour of a traditional sugarhouse built in 1948 and watch us boil
on modern processing equipment. Wagon ride to sugarhouse and samples of
maple products. Activities for children. Handicap accessible.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 14th & 15th, 11am to 3pm ONLY***
Maple Mist Farm
Address: 18660 Knox Lake Rd, Fredericktown, OH 43019
Telephone: 740-694-8640
Email: maplemistfarm@gmail.com
Directions: From i-71 to 95E to Fredericktown. Turn left on Main St, right on Mill
St/Fredericktown Amity Rd, travel 4 miles to Knox Lake Rd, turn left; second farm
on the right.
Maple Mist Farm is owned and operated by Eric and Lisa Dilts. Located in Knox
County and the Heart of Ohio, the 35-acre sugar bush has been in the family for
over 50 years. Eric remembers making syrup with his father and he re-opened
the operation 37 years ago. He started his operation out in the woods with a
roof supported by four trees and with help and wisdom from his father, he began
making syrup. Since then, making maple syrup has been a yearly event shared
by family and friends. They offer maple syrup, maple cream and maple sugar.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7th & 8th, 12pm to 4pm ONLY***
Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp
Address: 4654 Pleasant Hill Rd., Perrysville, OH 44864
Telephone: 330-347-5238
Email: rbswiles75@gmail.com
Website: https://www.phoc.org/
This is the best syrup you’ll ever taste. A 60:1 Sap to Syrup ratio and a rigorous
refining process ensure syrup from Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp will be perfect
every time. Plus, every dollar earned through syrup sales sends kids to summer
camp! Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp boils and bottles high quality Maple Syrup
from sap harvested on the camp property. All proceeds earned from the sale of
Maple Syrup keep camp affordable for every family. Thank you for caring!
Ohio Maple Madness Tour
NORTHEAST OHIO
Pleasant Valley View Farm
Address: 8810 Madison Rd., Montville, OH 44064
Telephone: 440-667-7363
Email: Chrs64@icloud.com
750 tap operation with oil fired evaporator. Bucket & tubing operation with re-
verse osmosis. Selling a variety of maple syrup in decorative glass bottles as
well as traditional jugs. Plenty of syrup available at our roadside stand.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7th & 8th ONLY***
Seldom Seen Farm
Address: 10055 Madison Rd., Montville, OH 44064
Telephone: 440-596-9717
Email: keholy@gmail.com
Timber frame sugarhouse new in 2019. 600 taps on high vacuum. Easy access
from driveway. Always dry. One of many sugarhouses within a couple of miles.
KC Maple Syrup
Address: 16350 Hart Rd Montville, OH 44064
Telephone: 440-283-5217
Email: kcmaplesyrup@gmail.com
Backyard operation using wood fired evaporator. Easy access to sugarhouse,
handicapped accessible. 400 taps. Free samples available. Take a walk through
our scenic sugarbush to see how the sap is gathered & transferred from the
pump house to the sugarhouse. Free Samples
Maple Cream Pie
(makes 8-10 servings)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup Pure Ohio Maple Syrup
½ cup toasted salted pecans or walnuts
2 cups real whipped cream
1 baked graham cracker pie shell
Combine condensed milk and Pure Ohio Maple Syrup in a heavy saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until boiling. If mixture does not start
to thicken, boil an additional minute or two until it does. Cool. After cool, pour
mixture into prepared pie shell, Refrigerate two hours. Top with whipped
cream and sprinkle toasted nuts on top.
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.org
Salo Maple Products
Address: 16434 Leggett Rd., Montville, OH 44064
Telephone: 440-759-9945
Email: salomaple@live.com
There will be maple confections & syrup on site. New this year is a maple orchard
with 100 trees in it. 800 taps on tubing. Reverse Osmosis with a wood fired 2x8
evaporator with steam-away. Good parking. The sugarhouse is 700’ back.
Goodell Family Farm
Address: Shalersville Townhall, 9090 OH 44, Ravenna, OH 44266
Telephone: 330-322-3735
Email: maple@goodellfamilyfarm.com
Come join us March 8th, 15th, and 22nd at the Shalersville Townhall for our An-
nual Goodell Family Farm Pancake Breakfast. You’ll enjoy plenty of pancakes
and sausage topped with our very own pure maple syrup. All of this in a great
community atmosphere. Adults $8.50, Children $4.50, 3 and under are free. Fol-
low us on Facebook to keep up to date with the farm & maple syrup.
*** March 8th, 15th, and 22nd 8:30am to 2pm ***
IQ Maple Syrup
Address: 18266 Thorpe Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Telephone: 440-567-7500
Email: wjianiro@gmail.com
4th generation producing maple syrup on our family farm in Auburn. We are “old
school” with buckets. 750 taps, wood fired evaporator.
Messenger Century Farm
Address: 17098 Messenger Rd., Auburn, OH 44023
Telephone: 440-785-6877
Email: mcfbelew@aol.com
We welcome you to our 1910 sugar house on our conserved century farm. Fun
activities learning about the equipment we use in making syrup today compared
to years ago. Enjoy our country porch store tasting the free “Tastes of Maple”
samples using maple syrup in desserts, meat, vegetables, salad and beverages.
Easy access.
Maple Cheesecake
8oz cream cheese, softened
8oz whipped topping
½ c pure maple syrup
1 premade graham cracker crust
Mix all ingredients together well & pour into pie crust. Let chill. Sprinkle top
with maple sugar mixed with cinnamon for added touch.
Ohio Maple Madness Tour
Butternut Maple Farm
Address: 12911 Butternut Rd., Burton, OH 44021
Telephone: 440-537-6995
Email: joannsteiner@att.net
Website: www.butternutfarm.com
Our sugarhouse treats will keep you delighted. Join us at Butternut Farm for
award winning syrup, confections, maple cream, maple sugar, cotton candy, and
of course, our home cooked breakfasts served right inside our inviting Sugar
Shack. As you enjoy the treats and learn more about our operation, you’ll notice
a consistent emphasis on quality. We can’t wait to host you again this maple
season!!
***Open March 7th & 8th, March 14th & 15th, March 21st & 22nd, March 28th & 29th ***
Grossman Brothers Maple Products
Address: 12147 Claridon Troy Rd., Chardon, OH 44024
Telephone: 440-346-7177
Email: cagwfd@hotmail.com
Website: www.ohiomapleproducts.com
Family owned & operated sugarbush. Heavy timber frame sugarhouse has a
traditional wood fired evaporator in conjunction with state-of-the-art maple sap
collection & processing techniques to produce over 1500 gallons of maple syrup
annually. The sugarhouse is easily accessible with abundant parking.
As a member of the Ohio Maple Producers Association, Grossman Brothers Ma-
ple Products produces some of the area’s highest quality, completely organic,
maple syrup. We currently offer our maple products year-round in a variety of
container sizes and custom glass. Please contact us for availability and pricing.
Syrup, H2O Equipment.
Maple Chicken & Vegetables
6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast halves 1# bag frozen baby carrots
1/2 cup Pure Ohio Maple Syrup 1 cup frozen pearl onions
3 TBSP Dijon Mustard 6 Potatoes, washed & quartered
1 tsp Sage salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place chicken in a lightly greased 13 x 9 baking dish. cover and
bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine Pure Maple Syrup, mustard,
sage, salt & pepper. Remove chicken from oven; add vegetables and baste with syrup
mixture. Return to oven, bake uncovered for 60 minutes longer, or until chicken is well
glazed and cook through, basting frequently with syrup mixture.
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.org
Dolce’s
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• Enjoy watching horse-drawn sleds carrying sap through the woods.
• Watch tapping demonstrations each hour
• Learn how maple syrup is produced through displays
• Enjoy samples of our maple products
• Top off your visit with a meal of pancakes and maple syrup.
Visit the Sugar Store for maple products, including maple candy and more!
2550 Crider Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44903
419-589-6285
www.dolcestreeservice.com • Facebook:www.facebook.com/dolcebiz
Ohio Maple Madness TourBurton Log Cabin and Sugar Camp
Address: 14590 East Park Street , Burton, OH 44021
Telephone: 440-834-4204
Email: burtoncabin@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.burtonchamberofcommerce.org
They have been producing maple syrup and maple products since 1931. Visit
their Log Cabin on the square in Burton, OH. Warm yourself by their crackling
fire while you make a maple stir, sample grades of syrup and taste maple sugar
and cream candies
***OPEN DAILY 10AM – 4:30PM REGULAR STORE HOURS***
D & S Produce
Address: 16936 Old State Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Telephone: 440-548-2676
Maple sugarhouse with 2500 taps gathered on tubing with vacuum. Our store
carries local honey, preserves, maple syrup, maple cotton candy, maple cream,
and maple cream candy.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7TH & 14TH ONLY***
White House Chocolates
Address: 14609 Kinsman Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Telephone: 440-834-3133
Email: dbutler@whitehousechocolates.com
A must see for the chocolate lover. Our candy case is filled with chocolates,
creams, nut clusters, truffles, caramels, to mention a few. We have many unique
products. During Maple Season we produce maple cordial cherries made with
real maple. Other maple favorites include our maple cotton candy, maple fudge,
maple nut ice cream & maple creams. Fun – Fresh – Flavorful White House
Chocolates
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7th & 14th ONLY, OPEN MON – SAT, 10AM – 6PM
REGULAR STORE HOURS***
Sugarbush Creek Farm
Address: 13034 Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Telephone: 440-636-5371
Email: docmaple@msn.com
Website: www.ohiomaplesyrup.com
Directions: 1.3 miles south of Rt 322 (Mayfield Rd) on Rt 528 (Madison Rd). Take a
wagon ride to Geauga County’s most picturesque sugarhouse & meet the “mountain
man” to hear the early history of maple. See how Indians & pioneers made maple
syrup, then enjoy a guided tour & see how modern technology has advanced the art
of maple production. Relax by the fire in our timber framed tasting lodge & sample
Geauga’s finest maple syrup. We have all grades of maple syrup year-round. We also
have maple candy, maple butter & maple granulated sugar.
***OPEN SATURDAYS 10AM – 5PM, SUNDAYS NOON – 5PM***
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgMarch Maple Madness
2020 Driving Tour
Since 1910
Maple Products
Visit our sugarhouse and enjoy a sugarhouse treat of “sap dogs”;
hot dogs cooked in maple sap. Sample our Maple Mustards,
Maple BBQ Sauces and Maple Garlic Hot Sauce as a topper.
Kids can try their hand at tapping a tree.
Sample out maple products including candies, cotton
candy, coated nuts, and much more.
Saturday March 7th
Easy access to our
& Sunday March 8th gift shoppe &
sugarhouse.
Saturday March 14th
& Sunday March 15th
10am - 5pm
FREE
Fun for the
Richards Maple Products entire family!
545 Water Street
Chardon, OH 44024
Phone: 440-286-4160
Ohio Maple Madness TourSugar Valley Maple
Address: 15771 Chipmunk Lane, Middlefield, OH 44062
Telephone: 440-785-0005
Email: jmjent@yahoo.com
Directions: Chipmunk Lane is south off Georgia Rd, between Old State Road
(Rt 608) & 168 This 3,250-tap operation has been handed down for four gener-
ations. Come experience this state-of-the-art technology with a new sugarhouse
and enjoy time by the cozy fireplace. Come check out the high-efficient sustain-
able sawdust brick fired evaporator. We will be boiling. We will also be making
maple sugar cream, candy and cotton candy. Certified organic maple syrup will
be available in gallons, half gallons, quarts and pints. Come enjoy yourself in this
easy access tour bus friendly environment. Syrup, Spread, Cream, Candy, Sugar
***TOUR DATE MARCH 7th & 14th ONLY***
Geauga Park Districts
Swine Creek Sugarhouse
Address: 16004 Hayes Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Telephone: 440-286-9516
Email: info@geaugaparkdistrict.org
Website: www.geaugaparkdistrict.org
Visit our sugarhouse, sugarbush and lodge at Swine Creek Reservation. Our
annual Sap’s-A-Risin! Celebration will be from 1-4pm and will feature hands-on
maple history stations, horse drawn sap gathering, boiling, a sweet taste of ma-
ple in the sugarhouse and both maple treats and music in the lodge.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 1st, 8th & 15TH Noon – 4pm***
Ma & Pa’s Sugar Shack
Address: 15161 Main Market Rd (SR 422), Burton, OH 44021
Telephone: 440-548-5521
Email: remington@ohio.net
Website: www.maandpas.com
Gather sap with the horses the traditional way and also learn about the latest
sugaring techniques. Gather sap with horses Saturdays 11am thru 2pm.
Sundays 2:00pm only. Dress for the weather. Shop the log cabin & sample
various maple products. FREE PANCAKES ALL DAY ‘TIL THEY RUN OUT!
Vanac Family Farm
Address: 11971 Heath Road, Chesterland, OH 44026
Email: sales@vanacfamilyfarm.com
Website: www.vanacfamilyfarm.com
Located in the rolling hills of Geauga County, we have been making syrup on our
farm for over 70 years. New this year is a beautifully constructed timber frame
sugar house. The Vanac Family Farm currently has 1000 taps, reverse osmosis,
and a new wood fired evaporator. Join us for a tour and free samples of sap and
syrup. Also enjoy delicious pancakes in our attached kitchen and pavilion. Stop
in and see what’s new.
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgSnavely’s Sugar Shack
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Facebook: Snavely’s Sugar Shack 419-639-2049 • 419-307-2172
2 Sweet Businesses Under 1 Roof
MAY HILL SUPPLY MAY HILL MAPLE
Call Dan at: 330-583-2892 Call Karl at: 330-442-7407
Offering a complete line Pure Maple Syrup
of sugaring supplies and retail, wholesale, and bulk
equipment including... sales
Tubing
Spiles & other fittings
Filters We are both located on the
Trumbull/Ashtabula County
Reverse Osmosis line at:
machines
Evaporators 10238 Dennison-Ashtabula Rd.
Containers Orwell, OH 44076
AND SO MUCH MORE!
Ohio Maple Madness TourRichards Maple Products
Address: 545 Water St., Chardon, OH 44024
Telephone: 440-286-4160
Website: www.richardsmapleproducts.com
Email: info@richardsmapleproducts.com
Come visit our Sugarhouse to enjoy the tastes and smells of the season as we
celebrate over 100 years of excellence in maple products. Visit our sugarhouse
and enjoy a special treat of our “sap dogs”; hot dogs cooked in maple sap. We
will also have Maple Mustards, Maple BBQ Sauces and Maple Hot Sauces to try
as a topper. We let kids try their hand at tapping. We will offer more maple sam-
ples, including candies, cotton candy, coated nuts, and much more. Saturdays of
the Maple Tour, we will have maple candy making demos at 11am & 2pm. Come
in and taste the finest flavor of the spring.
Maple Syrup Making Equipment available – Hobby to Expert
Easy access to gift shoppe & sugarhouse.
Geauga County Maple Festival Sugarhouse
Address: Center of Historic Chardon Square (111 E Main St, Chardon)
Website: www.maplefestival.com
Kick off the celebration of maple season with ceremonial tapping on Sunday,
March 1st at 1pm. Our Sugarhouse will be open all Sundays in March from 12
to 4 for Maple Stirs
Directions: Rt. 6 & Rt. 44, center of Chardon Square.
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Address: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
Telephone: 440-256-2122
Website: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/events/maple-sugaring-weekends
Visitors take a wagon ride to the Woodland Center to witness the maple produc-
tion process as sap is collected from our network of tubing and 1,000 taps! After
collection, watch as the sap is boiled and turned into maple syrup and candy.
Discover how trees are tapped and see the tubing that connects the taps. Sam-
ple maple syrup and candy, make a maple craft, help gather sap and learn how
to make maple syrup in your own backyard! Pancakes served all day in the café
($7 ages 12 and older; $4 ages 2 to 11). Farmpark’s own maple syrup and candy
will be for sale.
***March 7th & 8th, 14th & 15th, 9am - 4pm.*** (There is a fee to get into the Farmpark.)
Bissell Maple Farm
Address: 82 West Ashtabula Street, Jefferson, OH 44047
Telephone: 440-563-3263
Email: orders@bissellmaplefarm.com
Website: www.bissellmaplefarm.com
Tour of our sugarworks production facility. See our bottling line, how we age our
Bourbon Barrel Aged Syrup and enjoy music and a free pancake breakfast.
***OPEN March 7th & March 14th 10am –3pm***
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgMaple Grove Picnic Area
Rocky River Reservation
Cleveland Metroparks (41.40461567, -81.88412669)
Address: 24000 Valley Pkwy, North Olmsted, OH 44070
Telephone: 440-734-6660
Email: rockyrivernc@clevelandmetroparks.com
Located alongside the scenic Rocky River, Maple Grove Sugarbush is one of
the few public sugaring operations in Cuyahoga County. Guided hikes leave the
sugarhouse every 30 minutes (last hike is 2:30pm)
***OPEN March 1st, 7th, 8th 14th & 15th 10am – 3pm***
Stumpwater Farm, LLC
Address: 29499 Clark Rd., Sullivan, OH 44880
Telephone: 419-606-2213
Email: stumpwater@outlook.com
Store & Sugarhouse Tour. Maple syrup sales, Honey sales, Dominion Grimm,
Memprotec RO sales and Smoky Lake Maple Equipment for sale. Bee Keeping
Equipment and Supplies.
***OPEN March 7th & 8th Only***
Cash Farms Pure Maple Syrup
Address: 7057 Virginia Rd., Atwater, OH 44201
Telephone: 330-281-8530
Email: Jcash1@neo.rr.com
Free presentation and wagon rides to the sugarbush at 10am, 1pm, and 4pm.
We’ll be offering pure maple syrup, maple candy, popcorn, candied pecans and
our famous maple candied bacon! Free samples! Dress for the weather (boots
recommended). Contact Jason at 330-281-8530 for more information.
***TOUR DATES MARCH 7th , 14th & 21st ONLY***
Green Gate Farm
Address: 9195 Highland Dr., Brecksville, OH 44141
Telephone: 330-414-9517
Email: greengatefarmsllc@gmail.com
Directions: From I-77, Exit 149A, East on Rt 82 to Highland Dr., turn right. We
are located a half mile on the left. Located in an old barn, this is an example of a
backyard operation. We will have demonstrations during the day.
***OPEN March 14th & 15th, 11am – 4pm Only***
Ohio Maple Madness TourKnoble Brothers Maple Products
Address: 9950 Gifford Rd., Amherst, OH 44001
Telephone: 440-320-6804
Email: Joeknoble1961@icloud.com
Knoble Brothers Farms is a 4th Generation Maple Syrup Producer. We use a
wood fired evaporator with some modern amenities. Our canning is done in our
syrup shanty. On display old buckets, taps & tubing. We have maple syrup,
maple cream & maple candy. We are ADA accessible.
Elm Run Farms
Address: 16808 Burkhart Rd., Orrville, OH 44667
Telephone: 330-317-7283
Email: sandy@elmrunfarms.com
Website: www.elmrunfarms.com
One Day Only! Elm Run Farms 7th Annual Farm Tour. We are a five-generation
family farm. Our Maple operation has 500 trees and uses a traditional wood-fired
evaporator. Try some tasty recipes, enjoy a bonfire, activities for children, and
more. We’ll have maple syrup, grass-fed beef and other farm products for sale.
Check out our Facebook page, Elm Run Farms, for more info prior to the event.
***OPEN March 7th Only***
Misty Maples Sugar House
Address: 10644 W Middletown Rd., Salem, OH 44460
Telephone: 330-332-0728
Email: stickygrizz@aol.com
5 miles north of Salem on Middletown Rd between Rt 62 and Rt 45.
Come and see sap boiling into maple syrup. Take a walk in the woods and see
our tubing collection system. Enjoy some hot maple syrup straight from the
evaporator on vanilla ice cream.
***OPEN March 7th & 14th 12pm to 5pm ***
Maple Valley Farm
Address: 5271 Rochester Rd., Homeworth, OH 44634
Telephone: 330-257-4171
Email: Bsanor39@yahoo.com
6th Generation family farm that has been producing maple syrup for over 100
years. Tour our modern sugarhouse that features a Leader reverse oil fired evap-
orator and reverse osmosis. Taste syrup hot off the evaporator for a sweet treat.
Also, tour our 600-tap tubing on high vacuum to see how sap is collected from
the woods. Daily activities include: tap a tree at noon and a value-added product
demonstration with free samples. Children’s activities: tap a tree, barnyard play-
ground, pet/feed barnyard animals, activity booklet. Follow us on Facebook @
Maple Valley Farm. Maple syrup, maple cream, glazed nuts, maple popcorn and
maple sugar for sale.
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgOHIO MAPLE
PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION
Your membership gives Ohio maple a bigger voice
Membership Options:
Supporter - $15.00
•A subscription to the Ohio Maple News
•Option to be listed on OMPA’s website
•Does not include any voting rights in OMPA
Producer - $35.00
•Full voting rights in OMPA
•Membership in IMSI and NAMSC
•Subscription to the Ohio Maple News
•Subscription to the Maple Syrup Digest
•Option of being listed on OMPA’s website
Promoter - $150.00
•Includes all Producer features plus
•Advertisement in all 4 editions of the Ohio Maple News
Visit us at:
www.ohiomaple.org
Ohio Maple Producers Association
Ohio Maple Madness TourRavine’s Edge
Address: 4189 Hamilton Rd., Medina, OH 44256
Telephone: 330-969-2686
Email: ravinesedge@yahoo.com
Newly constructed Sugar House in the heart of Medina’s sweet woods. Come
warm off those winter blues with some hot & tasty local maple syrup! See & learn
how your syrup is made. Take a hike in the ravine, make a craft, say “Hi” to the
chick-a-dees & bunnies & do a little shoppin’! Veteran made local for you!
***OPEN March 14th & 15th 12pm to 4pm ***
Hale Farm & Village
Address: 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, OH 44210
Telephone: 330-666-3711
Website: www.halefarm.org
Enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast and then head out into the Sugaring Camp
to learn about tree tapping, and the maple sugar process. View period arts and
crafts such as glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery and spinning and weaving.
Admission for adults is $17 (includes breakfast), children 3-12 years $12
(includes breakfast), Members $5 and Breakfast only $6 (reservations not
necessary) – Presale Tickets are available at: halefarm.org
Breakfast served: 10am – 3pm (Hale Farm closes at 4pm) Includes, pancakes,
sausage, fruit, coffee & juice. Special thanks to Acme Fresh Market for their
support of this year’s Maple Sugar Festival.
For an extraordinary experience, arrive by train on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad’s Maple Sugar Express! Visit www.cvsr.com for tickets.
***OPEN March 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd 10am – 4pm***
Fitch Pharm Farm
Address: 1591 Twp. Road 1353, Ashland, OH 44805
Telephone: 567-203-7602
Email: fpf@bright.net
Website: www.fitchpharmfarm.net
Tractor wagon rides. New this year – Maple Taffy. Organic Certified Products
Sold: Syrup, Spread, Candy, Sugar, Cream, Jelly, Tea & Coffee
***OPEN Saturdays March 7th & 15th 10am ~ 5pm,
Sundays March 8th & 15th 1pm ~ 5pm***
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgSATURDAYS
March 7th & 14th (10am - 5pm)
SUNDAYS
March 8 & 15th (1pm - 5pm)
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• Tractor drawn HAYRIDES
• Tap your own tree
• Tasting table featuring
PANCAKE MIXES by
Ye Olde Grist Mill
(Buttermilk & Buckwheat)
Ohio Maple Madness TourSOUTHEAST OHIO
Camp Tuscazoar
Address: 6066 Boy Scout Road, Dover, OH 44622
Telephone: 330-859-2288
Email: info@tuscazoar.org
Visit our sugar house behind our heated dining hall where we have produced
pure, old-fashioned maple syrup since 2004. Sap is gathered using a vacuum
and tubing process from more than 350+ trees. All proceeds support the camp.
For more information, visit www.tuscazoar.org.
***OPEN March 14th & 15th 10am to 1pm Only***
WESTERN OHIO
Maple Lane Farm
Address: 6181 Rd 163, West Liberty, OH 43357
Telephone: 937-465-0705
Email: Mercedes_cinderella@yahoo.com
Wood fired & steam evaporator. Tubing with vacuum & buckets. Free samples.
***OPEN All of March***
Maple Butter Toffee
Place 2 c butter, 1 1/3 c sugar, 2/3 c pure maple syrup & 3 oz water in heavy bottom
pan. Cook over medium heat to 298 degrees stirring constantly. Remove from heat &
stir in 1 TBSP vanilla & 1 tsp salt. Quickly spread over a buttered baking sheet. Once
cooled, melt 1 ½ c dark chocolate & spread over toffee. When chocolate hardens, break
into candy pieces.
Maple Bacon Pretzel Blondies
In a bowl – mix 1 yellow cake mix, 2 eggs, ½ c melted butter & ¼ c cooked chopped
bacon, Bake in a 9 x 13 pan for 20 minutes @ 350 degrees. Cool. In a small bowl, whisk
1 c powdered sugar, 2 TBSP Pure Maple Syrup & 1 TBSP water. Drizzle over brownies
& sprinkle with ½ c crushed pretzels & ½ c bacon.
March 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.orgNova Scotia Date Squares
Crust Filling
1 ¼ cup flour 1 1/2 cup chopped dates
1 ½ cup rolled oats ¾ cup Maple Syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup butter
In a saucepan combine dates & maple syrup. Bring to a boil & allow it to simmer till
mushy. If mixture becomes too dry, add more water.
Mix flour, rolled oats, sugar, baking soda, salt & butter in large bowl. Cut in butter until
crumbly. Press ½ into 9 x 12 pan.
Spread date mixture over & top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30
minutes.
Maple Oatmeal Cookies
1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup apple sauce 1 tsp salt
2 eggs (beat before adding) 2 cups instant oats
1/3 cup pure maple syrup 1 cup raisins
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp baking soda
Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix sugar, apple sauce, eggs and maple syrup. Stir in remain-
ing ingredients, mix well. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonful, about 2 inches apart
onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately
remove from cookie sheet and cool.
Maple Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon butter
4 small sweet potatoes, peeled
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups of the miniature marshmallows
Instructions
Use a 3-1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker.
In a sauce pan, combine all the above ingredients except for the fruit. Bring it to a boil,
reduce heat & let simmer for 5 minutes. Add your fruit, let fruit simmer in sauce for 10
minutes, stirring often. This is fantastic in the bottom of a bowl with vanilla ice cream on
top. Also good by itself, or atop a slice of Angel Food or Bunt Cake.
Ohio Maple Madness TourMarch 7 & 8, 14 & 15 (10am - 5pm) v www.ohiomaple.org
Spring is just around the corner and...
That means...
It’s Maple Time in Burton!
Saturday, February 8
www.pancaketown-usa.com Tree Tapping Ceremony...................10am - 4pm
This March will be our 90th season on the square in Official start of the Maple Syrup Season in Burton.
Burton where volunteers will tap trees, gather sap and Festivities begin at the Log Cabin on the square.
Learn how to tap a tree and your name will be posted,
boil syrup. In Addition for 70 years Burton has hosted for the 2020 season, on the tree you tap! FREE!
“all-you-can-eat” pancake breakfasts. Once again pancakes Demonstrations, hot chocolate and donuts.
and sausage will be cooked and coffee brewed for Fun for the whole family!
thousands more people who make this a yearly tradition. Sponsored by Burton Chamber of Commerce
The Burton Log Cabin* will be making maple syrup and
maple candy. An Antique and Craft Show will be in full PANCAKE TOWN USA!
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Sundays ~ March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
swing at the High School where Beaches & Dreams Travel
Co. will be waiting to see you. The Burton Public Library Pancakes & Omelets Breakfast...............................8am - 1:30pm
will host book sales and Century Village Museum will Sponsored by the Burton/Middefield Rotary
Berkshire High School
bustle with activity. Local shops will be stocked with new
ideas for spring and ready for visitors. Pancake Breakfast .................................................. 9am - 2pm
But don’t despair... you can still have unique & delicious At Century Village Museum (also Ap5)
pancakes even after the season ends. All year our local Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast ....................................9am - 3pm
restaurants serve a variety of pancake selections and Burton Fire Station
they all use pure maple syrup! Pancake Breakfast ....................................9am - 1pm
*The Burton Log Cabin is a working sugar house producing American Legion Post #459, Goodwin St. (also Ap5)
maple syrup every spring and making maple candy year-round.
It is operated by the Burton Chamber of Commerce and serves Additional Pancake Sunday Event
as a resource center for information Craft Show......................................................................8am - 2pm
about Burton and the Berkshire High School
surrounding area.
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