Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
10:00am to 4pm
We invite you to spend the weekend exploring the heart of the Pennsylvania Maple Producer. Each of these sugaring operations are unique in their own way.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008Sunday, March 16, 200810:00am to 4pm
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There are many members of the Northwest PA Maple Association covering five counties: Crawford, Erie, Warren, Venango, and Mercer.New York State also has a Maple Weekend, check it out at www.mapleweekend.com |
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The following gives a description of each maple producer that is participating in the 2008 Tour & Taste Weekend. Feel free to contact any of the producers for information on syrup making and available products throughout the year. Come join us!
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Crawford County |
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21742 German Road Meadville, PA 16335 (814) 763-5269 E-Mail: laura@crawfordconservation.com Website: www.crawfordconservation.com Saturday Only
Directions to the Woodcock Creek Nature Center (formerly Bear Lodge): From Meadville, take North Main Street (State Route 86) North; Make a Right on German Road which is just before the intersections of Route 198; (follow the stream!) bear left at the "Y"; Nature Center is the last house on the left before Stainbrook Park.
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Don Howles Family 27828 Patterson Road Guys Mills, PA 16327 (814)763-2127 E-Mail: jason@jasonhowleslandscaping.com 3x8 wood fired Dominion Grimm Evaporator, with Reverse Osmosis. We tap about 1000 taps, using both buckets and tubing. We will be offering free samples and products will be for sale. We were the 2007 Crawford County Premier Exhibitor winner for best syrup. Directions: From Meadville Rt77, go through Blooming Valley, turn right on to Lyona Road, 1/4 of a mile take right at Y which is Mallard Road, turn left on to Patterson Road, Last place on left. Sugar House behind house. Watch for signs.
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 Lost Acres Maple Heaven Pat Schmidt 22363 Beaver Road Conneautville, PA 16406 (814)587-2538 Lost Acres Maple Heaven has between 600 to 800 taps using both tubing and buckets. Pat uses a tractor and a tank mounted on an old frame to collect his sap. He then boils the sap with a 3 1/2' x 14' wood fired evaporator. Free samples as well as some other maple products will be available to try. During the off season, Pat makes wood crafts, many of which will be displayed. Directions: Take 198 west out of Conneautville, 5 miles to the Beaver Center Blacktop. Turn right, located i mile down on the right side.
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Williams Family 17320 Theuret Hill Road Saegertown, PA 16433 (814)763-6957 The Williams family is growing and draws on over 1000 taps using all tubing. The wood firing of their 3 X 8 evaporator gives the syrup a truly natural flavor. Free samples of their pure maple syrup, maple jelly, maple candy and complimentary drinks will be provided. Enjoy the sites, tastes and smells of old fashioned pure maple syrup! Directions: From Saegertown take Rt. 198 East to Stoltz Road, turn left at the first intersection onto Theuret Hill Road. It is the first house on the right. From Blooming Valley, take Rt. 198 West, turn right on the second road to the right (Stoltz Road), turn left at the first intersection onto Theuret Hill Road. It is the first house on the right.
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Lil' Sugar Shack
E-mail: scottdurfee@juno.com We're proof you can make maple syrup too! We have 50 taps using buckets and a wood fired 2' x 4 1/2' drop tube evaporator. We will have syrup tasting, maple cotton candy, coffee, and hot chocolate. We will have maple syrup for sale as well as maple goat milk fudge. Directions: From I79 Saegertown Exit go west on Rt. 198, turn left on South Mosiertown Rd (first intersection) go approx. 1.8 miles, our driveway is on the left side of the road. Watch for signs. From Meadville take Rt. 19 to Black Rd., turn right at tee. 1/2 mile to Sugar House. |
  Yatzor's
Maple Products
Jeffery Yatzor 5860 Koman Road Edinboro, PA 16412 (814)734-6633 E-mail: yatzormapleproducts@msn.com
Yatzor's Maple Products use 10,000 to 12,000 taps with both bucket and tubing. They are offering free samples of their syrup along with free pancakes, sausage, and juice or coffee! There will also be candy and syrup for sale.
Directions: From Edinboro: Follow 6N west about 1.8 miles to Fry Road. Take right onto Fry Road and go approx. 6/10 of a mile, turn left onto Koman Road. The sugar house is 2/10 of a mile on the right.
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Bill Phillips& Lew Steckler & Jeff Nelson & Mike Jenkins 2789 Dublin Road Waterford, PA 16441 (814)796-3699 E-Mail: phillipswf@aol.com Ft. LeBoeuf Maple has a wood 3 X 12 evaporator and uses buckets and tubing for their collection method. Free samples, tours, and drinks! Directions: In Waterford, turn east at the traffic light, go around the park. Continue east on 3rd Street to the "T" at Donation Road. Turn left go about .75 mile turn right onto Dublin Road, go about 2 miles driveway on the right at the bottom of the hill. |
  Hurry
Hill Farm
Janet M. Woods & Lisa G. Nathanson 11380 Fry Road Edinboro, PA 16412 (814)734-1358 or (814)572-1358-sugarhouse E-mail: hurryhill@velocity.net Wear boots and dress warm!!! We offer a unique tour including a maple sugaring antiques display, and self guided walking or wagon tour of the maple orchard and sugarbush. See the maple sugaring process, the old fashion way, in our big sugarhouse, the artist's gallery in the little sugarhouse and visit the warn tent with the kid's activities, a short DVD on Miracles of Maple Hill, and see the Newbery Award Metal won in 1957. Many pure maple products for sale to take home: syrup, cream, candy, crumb, p-nuts, cotton candy, mustard, pancake mix, etc.. Free maple samples and maple hot chocolate. Directions: From I-79 Edinboro Exit, Take 6N east 1/4 mile, turn left (north) onto Fry Road. Go 2 miles to 11380 Fry Road. Park in lot. Take the easy walking trail or wagon ride to sugar house.
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Greg Walberg 9437 Phillips Road Union City, Pa 16438 (814)739-9422 E-mail: sibergirl@peoplepc.net This 700 tap bucket and tubing operation is housed by a modern roadside sugarhouse. It includes a wood fired 3.5 X 10 evaporator with steam hoods and pre-heater. Winner at PA Farm Show and Crawford County Fair "Best in Show" in light amber syrup. All maple products will be for sale and sampled including syrup, candy, cream and maple peanuts.
Directions: .75 mile south of Wattsburg Pa, on Rt.8. Turn on Phillips Road, it's the first and only red barn on the road. Park up at house. |
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Triple
Creek Maple Gary & Shirley Bilek 9225 Fillinger Road Cranesville, PA 16410 (814)756-4500 E-mail: triplecreek@nwsd.org Website: www.triplecreekmaple.com
Triple Creek began producing maple syrup in 1988 with ten taps and an open boiling pan in the backyard. Since then, we have built a new sugar house and have grown to 800 taps. Sap is collected with a vacuum tubing system and sap ladders. We reduce boiling time by utilizing a reverse osmosis machine to remove water from the sap. Currently we can use both oil and natural gas to fire our 3x8 Algier evaporator. Our farm produces maple syrup, maple cream, maple candy, and maple coated peanuts. Our Maple Products are available year around. Samples will be available for the Maple Taste and Tour Weekend
Directions: From 6N go north on Rt.18 for 3.7 miles to Fillinger Road. From I-90, go south on Route 18, for 2.1 miles to Fillinger Road. Turn east onto Fillinger, go 2.2 miles Triple Creek Farm is on the Southside of the road. From 6N go north on Rt.18 for 3.7 miles to Fillinger Road.
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Casbohm
Maple Products Chris & Cheryl Casbohm 9750 Sherman Road Albion, PA 16401 (814)756-4781 E-Mail: chris@mapleandhoney.com Website: www.mapleandhoney.com.
Directions: From I-79 or 6N, head west on Route 6N 6.5 miles, turn right onto West Road. Proceed 1.2 miles, take left onto Sherman Road. Sugarhouse is 1 mile. From I-90, take Rt. 18 South to Cranesville (blinking light) continue on Rt. 18, 3/4 mile, turn left onto Sherman Road. Sugarhouse is 1 mile.
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Unfortunately, there are no sugarhouses from these counties currently participating in the 2008 Maple Tour. |
Join
the Crawford County Conservation District and the Department of
Conservation & Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry at the Woodcock Creek
Nature Center to learn about the process and history of making pure maple
syrup. Enjoy an outside educational tour of the maple process; from the
original methods used by the Native Americans, to the time-worn ways of the
settler era, and finally the modern methods used by today's maple producers.
Learn the basics of backyard maple syrup production! Free samples will be
provided. Pure maple products also will be available for purchase.
Scott
& Kendra Durfee & Children 16234 S. Mosiertown Rd
Saegertown, PA 16433 (814)333-6540 
Maple Lane Maple
Products 
We
tap roadside maples with tubing and buckets. Our sugarhouse provides
easy access. We finish syrup on our 3x10 King evaporator using a roaring
wood fire. Samples of Maple & Honey products available. We have Syrup
and Honey in plastic and glass, Maple Candy, Maple Cream, Coated Nuts,
Maple Mustard and more. Cheryl has syrup pitchers on display around the
sugarhouse. We have wooden spiles and sap log circa 1840.