Check the list below for family-friendly places to celebrate the sweetest time of year in the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
Saturdays & Sundays
Maple Sugaring at Rocky River Reservation. Take a self-guided hike through the sugarbush, see demonstrations, visit the sugarhouse and sample maple syrup.Through 3/19. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Maple Grove Picnic Area, North Olmsted, clevelandmetroparks.com
Sundays
Sap’s-a’Risin.’ Gather sap in the sugarbush, experience the tapping, gathering and boiling methods used throughout history, and more. Through 3/19. Noon-4 p.m. Swine Creek Reservation, 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield Twp, geaugaparkdistrict.org
March 4 & March 11
Ohio Maple Madness Tour. “Pa” hitches up the horses and takes visitors into the woods to collect the sweet stuff, then brings it back to demonstrate how it is all done. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Ma & Pa’s, 15161 Main Market Road, Burton, maandpas.com
March 4-5 & March 11-12
Maple Sugaring Weekends. Witness the maple-producing process as sap is collected and boiled and turned into maple syrup and candy. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, lakemetroparks.com
Maple Sugar Festival. Explore the science, history, and cultural importance of maple sugar and syrup through interactive activities, ongoing demonstrations, and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until 3 p.m. Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, wrhs.org
March 11
Little Explorers: Maple Magic. Bring your little explorer on an adventure in the WorkingWoods sugarbush. 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland, holdenarb.org
March 19
Maple Mania Open House. Join a naturalist and learn the ins and outs of maple syrup production. Noon- 4 p.m. Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Road, Twinsburg, summitmetroparks.org
April 27-30
Geauga County Maple Festival. Four days of fun, food and “everything maple.” Chardon Square, 111 E. Park St., 440-286-3007, maplefestival.com
