Maple Syrup in the Park – Terra Cotta

Experience the Canadian tradition of maple syrup production through interactive demonstrations and kids activities. Explore the outdoors as you hike to the sugarbush. End your visit with a pancake breakfast with real maple syrup and a treat from the Park Store.

This experience includes five educational stations, a Blacksmith demonstration, Sacred Fire Chats with Traditional Helpers (Oshkabewis) and a Fire Keeper, Scavenger Hunt, Maple-themed Tales on the Trail along the Wetland Trail, and more.

• 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
• Sacred Fire ChatsSip 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)

Admission:

Adult (ages 15 to 64): $13
Youth (ages 6 to 14): $7.50
Child (ages 0 to 5): Free
Seniors (ages 65 and over): $10.50
Credit Valley Parks Passholders: Free

Maple Products and Merchandise (additional cost)

How to get tickets?
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Date & Time:

March 14 to 17, 23 and 24, 2024 | 9:30 AM to 5 PM

March 14 9:30am-5:00pm
March 15 9:30am-5:00pm
March 16 9:30am-5:00pm
March 17 9:30am-5:00pm
March 23 9:30am-5:00pm
March 24 9:30am-5:00pm

Arrive anytime between 9;30 a.m. and 4 p.m. We recommend 1. 5 – 3 hours for the full experience. Peak visitation is between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event closes at 5 p.m.

Venue: Terra Cotta Conservation Area
14452 Winston Churchill Blvd, Terra Cotta, ON L0P 1N0

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