Crystal Mountain – Maple Syrup Festival – March 26, 2011
Saturday – March 26, 2011
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Celebrate sunshine and spring skiing with a weekend filled with music, art, food and fun! In honor of our favorite sticky, sweet delicacy… maple syrup, Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa presents the 3rd Annual Maple Syrup Festival.
Tree tapping demonstrations, maple syrup vendors, cooking demos, chainsaw wood carving demonstration, and pancakes drenched in delicious northern Michigan maple syrup are just a few of the highlights.
| Schedule of Activities |
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Live Entertainment! w The vintage country music band Sister Wilene performs noon-3pm in the Vista Lounge. Read more at sisterwilene.com. |
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| 11a–4p | wMaple Syrup Sugar Tent – sample syrup from local vendors, slopeside tent wChainsaw Wood Carving Demonstration with award-winning carver, Scott Kuefler, Crystal Center Parking Lot wMaple Leaf Scavenger Hunt, pick up info at the slopeside tent or Park at Water’s Edge |
| 12pm | w Tree-Tapping Demonstration – meet at the slopeside tent |
| 12-4pm | w Kids Crawl About/Fire Truck & Tractor, Crystal Center Parking Lot |
| w Maple Syrup BBQ, Crystal Center deck | |
| wHourly Prize Drawings, slopeside tent | |
| w Art Fair, Kids Games, Cartoon Classes, Bake Sale & Face Painting, indoors at the Crystal Center. Bake sale & face painting benefits Benzie Central Softball. | |
| wPetting Zoo, near slopeside tent | |
| 1pm | w Cooking Demonstration, indoors at the Crystal Center |
| 1-4pm |
wSurrey Rides with Maple Syrup History |
| 2pm | wLive Birds of Prey with Wings of Wonder, indoors at the Crystal Center |
| 2-4pm | w Vertical Edge Climbing Wall, 2-4pm |
| 3pm | w Tree-Tapping Demonstration – meet at the slopeside tent |
| w Cooking Demonstration, indoors at the Crystal Center |
| Sunday Morning Pancakes… All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning, Wild Tomato Restaurant |
| For more information, call the Park at Water’s Edge at 800.968.7686 ext. 7000. |
| Schedule is subject to change. |