Today Mr.Cleaver and I went to our first Maine Maple Sunday – for those unfamiliar with syrup production, when it first starts getting warm sugar maple sap is running high, trees are tapped, and on the 4th Sunday in March, local sugarhouse open their doors for tons of syrup-seeking locals.
We headed out to Merrifield Farms because I told Mr. Cleaver I don’t care where we go as long as there are pancakes. We did get some delicious pancakes and sausage and hot dogs and maple baked beans after about an hour wait. It was cold, but it was worth it.
And while Mr. Cleaver patiently waited in line I got to run around the grounds taking pictures of other people’s children’s enjoying the day. We didn’t pick up any syrup sadly, because one long line was enough, but I hope you enjoy my photos of our little jaunt!
March 23, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Oh, you are so lucky! We love to visit the farms in our area too, to bad we’re nowhere near Maple Syrup country!
March 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Maple Syrup Sunday is one of the lovely treats of living in Maine. We went to Harris Farm, where I ended up spending way too much money (I am stocked on syrup for a while) but it was a fun day.
An hour wait wasn’t too bad, apparently we had just missed the rush at Harris where the waits had been as long as 2 hours.
March 30, 2009 at 10:28 AM
I love the hairy cow!
March 31, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Neat! Maybe we’ll have to plan a trip to Maine in March next year & join you!
The pic of the kids swinging is great. The food looks delicious too!
March 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM
[...] in March is celebrated state-wide as Maine Maple Sunday. Which is yet another reason to love Maine. Last year, Mr. Cleaver and I visited Merryfield farm in Gorham. This year we cast our syrup-seeking net a bit [...]