You're invited to Bronte Creek's Annual Maple Syrup Festival
Fresh Ontario maple syrup begins flowing at Bronte Creek Provincial Park on February 28, 2009 when the park's annual Maple Syrup Festival gets under way.
"The Maple Syrup Festival is a great time to visit Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Spruce Lane Farm is alive with activity! The Maple Syrup Festival combines natural resources and our cultural heritage seamlessly" says Festival Organizer, Andrew Cirtwill. "As much as maple syrup is a part of our cultural heritage… attending our Maple Syrup Festival has become an annual tradition for many families."
The maple syrup festivities are open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every weekend in March and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily through March Break (March 16-20th). School field trips are offered during the week, where students can learn first-hand how maple syrup is made.
Hop on a wagon that will take you to a heated pancake house where you can enjoy fresh, hot pancakes with pure maple syrup and sausages, served up throughout the festival hours.
Enjoy a guided tour of the Maple Lane, where 1890s costumed interpreters demonstrate how to tap maple trees, make maple syrup and maple sugar. View artifacts in the maple museum or tour the 100-year-old Spruce Lane Farmhouse. Be sure to browse through the maple products and souvenirs available in the Maple Gift Shoppe and pick up a bottle of syrup to take home.
Daily Vehicle Permits are $13.85/ vehicle or $44.55/ bus. For more information or to book your school field trip call 905-827-6911 or visit www.OntarioParks.com or www.BronteCreek.org.
Extra charges apply for meals: Pancake meals include hot, fresh pancakes with pure maple syrup, crisp bacon or sausage, and a drink.
The Maple Syrup Festival takes place in the Day-use area of Bronte Creek Provincial Park. It's just north of the QEW on Burloak Drive, between Oakville and Burlington (Exit 109).
Contact:
Sheila Wiebe
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
(905) 827-6911, Ext. 228
