10 am – 5 pm FREE in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Come experience the sugaring process through time in the Port Oneida Historic District at the Dechow Farm and Olsen Farm. Learn the history of maple sugaring through a guided hiking tour from the Anishinaabe, to the Settler’s  open fire process, to the sugar shack evolving to the present day.

Step inside the Olsen farmstead for the final boiling in the historic kitchen and purchase maple treats and books on maple sugaring.  Try your hand at activities outside, carrying a yoke with buckets, hand drilling into a log, or make old fashioned maple syrup taffy.

The event is free with a park pass.

The fun includes:

• a guided hike
• a visit to a historic sugar shack
• sap boiling demonstrations
• kid’s activities
• and maple syrup sampling

MAPLE SUGAR DAYS IS PRESENTED BY SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRESERVE HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR.  Check for additions to the event as details are confirmed Sleeping Bear Dunes website.

Locations: 1 mile north of The Homestead, between Thoreson road and Port Oneida Road.

Dechow Farm:
3991 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664

Olsen Farm:
3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI 49664

Volunteer Opportunities!

Help with Kid’s Activities, snow cones, a greeter in the Olsen farm; or learn to interpret one of the methods of processing sap. Interested?  Email us at phsbpark@gmail.com.