Mad for Maple | Best New England Maple Festivals, Maple Recipes & More
Early spring in New England offers optimal sweetness in the form of pure maple syrup. Here’s our roundup of top maple festivals and tastiest maple recipes to help you celebrate the season.
This is the main event of the state’s “Maple Month.” Contact the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association to find out which sugarhouse is hosting the kickoff event this season; state officials will be in attendance to tap the ceremonial first tree.
More than 60 sugarhouses across the state participate in this open house, which includes the Canterbury Maple Festival and other events. Learn how maple syrup is made, and enjoy free samples, horse-drawn rides, sugar on snow, pancake breakfasts, and more.
Visit sugarhouses throughout the state, watch maple syrup being made (weather permitting), and sample maple products at this statewide celebration of all things maple.
Some 40 farms and sugarhouses take part in this annual celebration. For a full weekend of fun, check out the Skowhegan Maple Festival, which features a pancake breakfast, maple-marshmallow roasting, and the Maple Madness Basketball Tournament.
Sour cream and toasted walnuts give this towering maple walnut layer cake filled with sweet maple frosting a rich, nutty flavor. It’s a delicious, old-fashioned treat.
Made from pure maple sap and molded into fun shapes, maple candy is a popular and sweet New England treat.
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