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Maple Syrup Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

March 1, 2024

From: Maple Syrup Festival

Pancakes and Sausage with "Pure" Maple Syrup

Maple Syrup Festival Events
-- Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
-- Horse Drawn Wagon Rides 9:00 am—12 noon
-- Tractor Wagon Rides 8:00 am—Noon
-- Sugar Shack, Tree Tapping & Collection Process
-- Maple Products: Syrup, Candy, & Cotton Candy

Woodland & Other Events
-- Portable Sawmill, King Lumber
-- Williams SWCD Tree Seedling Sale
-- Timber, Forestry & Tree Questions
-- Montpelier Tree Commission
-- NW Ohio Woodland Owners Association

Wildlife Events
-- Division of Wildlife Inflatable BB Gun Range, Archery Trailer, & Archery Simulator
-- Wildlife Pelt Displays & Taxidermist
-- National Wild Turkey Federation
-- Beekeeping
-- Reptiles & Amphibians

Festival Events & Educational Exhibits

Pancakes & Sausage with "Pure" Maple Syrup
Prepared by the Williams County Fair Foundation & Pork Producers—Syrup made by NW Ohio Maple Syrup Producers

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides 9:00 a.m. — Noon
Take a horse-drawn wagon ride across the covered bridge to the sugar shack—Weather Permitting

Tractor Wagon Rides 8:00 a.m.—Noon.
Take a tractor-pulled wagon ride across the covered bridge to the sugar shack, if you prefer a tractor to a horse or in case of inclement weather.

Sugar Shack, Tree Tapping & Collection Process
Come and see a working sugar shack with an evaporator, holding tank, and filtering unit. Learn about the process of making maple syrup from sap

Maple Products to Purchase from the Northwest Ohio Maple Syrup Producers
Real Maple Syrup, Candy, & Other Delectable Maple Products

Maple Cotton Candy freshly 'spun' to delight your taste buds

Wildlife Pelts
Come and see Joe Blosser and his WILD display of animal pelts and mounts! Joe is a hunter and trapper—ask him your questions

NW Ohio Woodland Association
Talk to Tom Mills about conserving our woodlands, safety, education, conservation and networking. Keep in touch with all things woodland!

ODNR-Division of Wildlife Private Land Consultants
Ask Mark Witt & Craig Bonner, Wildlife Management Consultants, your questions about plants, wildlife, and land management

Vintage Display of Maple Syrup Tapping & Collection Items


Timber, Forestry & Tree Questions?
Ask Daniel Bartlett and Max Schrimpf, ODNR—Ohio Division of Forestry Service Foresters all your tree, forestry, and woodlot questions

Reptiles/Amphibians

Experience & learn about a variety of live reptiles and amphibians with Mic Runyon and his assistants from Camp Palmer

Portable Sawmill
Do you have trees that could be harvested? Hiring a portable sawmill operator may be just the answer. Don't miss this demonstration by King Lumber!

Division of Wildlife - Inflatable BB Gun Range & Archery Range

Ask local wildlife officer Ethan Bingham all your questions then take aim in the inflatable BB gun range, see how well you do with the bow & arrow or at the archery simulator — All Are Free to Try!

Tree Seedling Sale
The Williams Soil and Water Conservation District's annual tree seedling sale

Beekeeping
Come and learn about beekeeping, honey, & more from Bethany Carlson

Taxidermist
Tim Sanders from Montpelier will have a display of animal mounts and answer your questions

Montpelier Tree Commission
Maple tree tapping display, tree ID posters, a tree raffle, balloons for the kids & more.

National Wild Turkey Federation
Jim Leffel, Williams County Chapter, will be available to answer questions and give updates on the restoration and hunting of wild turkeys

OSU Master Gardeners of Williams County
Will be on hand to answer your gardening questions

Pheasants Forever
Williams County Chapter members on hand to answer your questions

Williams County 4-H
Members on hand for questions

Wetlands
Learn about the importance of wetlands from Kevin Nemer, Ohio Department of Natural Resources' H20hio Program Manager

Date: March 23, 2024

Time:
8 a.m.—12 Noon
Breakfast Starts at 7:30 a.m.
2 Serving Lines

Venue:
Williams County Fairgrounds
619 East Main Street
Montpelier, OH

Breakfast Prepared by the Williams County Fair Foundation & Williams County Pork Producers
Cost: $8.00 Children 5 & Under: Free

For More Information Contact the Williams SWCD at 419-636-9395 or visit https://sites.google.com/site/nwomaplesyrupproducers/home.