Page Farm and Home Museum Plans Maine Maple Sunday Event March 22
Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO – The Page Farm and Home Museum at UMaine is celebrating Maine Maple Sunday March 22, and invites area children and their families to join in the annual celebration and traditional rite of spring.
Events are from 1-3 p.m. The afternoon begins with the video “The Maple Sugaring Story” at the Page Farm and Home Museum. Grade K-5 children can participate in learning activities, play games and hear stories about one of Maine’s oldest traditions and seasonal business enterprises.
Participants also will visit the University of Maine’s maple sugaring operation on College Avenue Extension for a guided walking tour of the sugar bush, a tour of the sugarhouse, where sap is simmered into syrup, a sample of syrup straight from the evaporator and a “sugar-on-snow” party.
A $4 per child reimbursement fee for materials is requested. Since space is limited, pre-registration is requested. Call 581-4100 for information and to register. Children must be chaperoned by an adult with transportation. The sugaring operation is about 1 1/2 miles from campus.