All things maple will be celebrated on Main Street in Skowhegan for the week of Saturday, March 20th through Maine Maple Sunday on Sunday, March 28th. A variety of events sure to please young and old alike will kick off Saturday, March 20th at the Skowhegan Farmers’ Market Maple Galore from 11 AM to 1 PM. At 12:30 PM the Skowhegan Public Library will host a Gifford’s Ice Cream Social and maple candy making demo. The first day of Maple Week will finish off with a Maple Madness Dinner at the Old Mill Pub from 6 to 9 PM.
The week will continue with other activities appropriate for the maple season in Somerset County, which is the top producing county for maple syrup in the nation, including music, and a Geo Cache scavenger hunt. The week will finish with a Maple Breakfast and Mud Season Pottery Sale at the Federated Church on Saturday, March 27th from 7 to 10 AM. Expect maple syrup producers to be open and ready for maple syrup enthusiasts on Sunday, March 28th to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday.
For more information on Maple Week in Skowhegan call Heather Davis at 431-7176 or e-mail cayfordorchardsfarms@yahoo.com, or call Amber Lambke at 858-0842. |
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