Schedule

Look for your Maple in the County brochure on March 17 in the Community Press, County Weekly News or Trentonian

or pick one up at the following locations:

Belleville

Rossmore Stop - 5529 Hwy 62, Rossmore (just over the bridge)

Jackie's Market Stand at the Belleville Farmers Market (Thursdays & Saturdays) - (across from the Memorial Arena)

Belleville Chamber of Tourism and Commerce - 5 Moira Street, Belleville

Quinte Mall Information Desk - Belleville

Bloomfield

Taste the County - 289 Main Street, Bloomfield

Brighton

Brighton and District Chamber of Commerce - 74 Main Street, Brighton

Napanee

MyFm - 20 Market Square, Napanee

Napanee & District Chamber of Tourism and Commerce - 47 Dundas Street E. Napanee

Picton

Bean Counter Cafe - 172 Main Street, Picton

Books and Company - 289 Main Street, Picton

Picton Chamber of Tourism and Commerce - 116 Main Street East, Picton

Picton Sobeys - 97 Main Street, Picton

Waring House Gourmet - 221 Main Street, Picton

Trenton

Quinte West Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, 97 Front Street, Trenton

Sprenkles Meat & Variety - 22186 Loyalist Pky, Carrying Place

Wellington

SideStreet Gallery, 264 Main Street, Wellington, Ontario

Wellington Pharmacy - 274 Main Street, Wellington, Ontario

2012 schedule will be uploaded end of January

 

Schedule by time

  Friday, March 25, 2011

  Saturday, March 26, 2011

  Sunday, March 27, 2011

Schedule by area

   Saturday, March 26, 2011

   ►Demorestville, Rednersville, Consecon

   ►Wellington, Hillier, Bloomfield

   ►Westlake, Cherry Valley, Milford, Waupoos

   ►Picton

   Sunday, March 27, 2011

   ►Demorestville, Rednersville, Consecon

   ►Wellington, Hillier, Bloomfield

   ►Westlake, Cherry Valley,  Milford, Waupoos

   ►Picton

Participating locations
   ►Locations and descriptions

Plan your stay

  ►Accommodation Packages

 

 

Friday, March 25, 2011

BEGIN  END
ACTIVITIES
LOCATION AND ADDRESS
reserve      
  ►Maple Anti-Oxidant Body Wrap Experience.    Claramount Inn & Spa                
97 Bridge Street, Picton         613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
►Includes Vichy shower and body hydration.  Complete your experience with a glass of herbal tea with maple syrup.  75 min.
►$140 + HST.   (Spa experiences must be booked in advance.) 
7:30am   ►Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the popular Lighthouse Restaurant.   Lighthouse Restaurant                
33 Bridge Street, Picton
4:30pm - 6:30pm dinner   ►East Coast in the County featuring a Jig`s Dinner followed by a concert of East Coast music by Crooked Wood. $10 dinner, $10 concert, $18 for both. Students & children 1/2 price. Reserve tickets by call 613.393.2160 or bloomfielduc@lks.net Bloomfield United Church
272 Main Street, Bloomfield
613-393-2160 bloomfielduc@lks.net

7:00 pm

doors open

8:00 pm

concert

 

The Family Creative Workshop
$10 (children free)

a collaboration of local songwriters Mel Larkin and D’Ari Pouyat

an intimate and interactive concert to kick off the Maple in the County weekend.

Join them and special guests for an evening of captivating song writing and storytelling.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church,

31 King St., Picton, ON

http://www.familycreativeworkshop.com/

evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Clara's, Claramount Inn & Spa    
97 Bridge Street, Picton         
613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person. 

Amelia's Garden, The Waring House   
395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout) 613.476.7492

evening   ►Jenica Rayne Trio Barley Room Pub at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)

 

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Saturday, March 26, 2011

BEGIN  END
ACTIVITIES

LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

Reserve     

►Maple Anti-Oxidant Body Wrap Experience.   

►Includes Vichy shower and body hydration.  Complete your experience with a glass of herbal tea with maple syrup.  75 min.

►$140 + HST.   (Spa experiences must be booked in advance.) 

Claramount Inn & Spa        
97 Bridge Street, Picton

613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756

7:30am   Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the popular Lighthouse Restaurant.   Lighthouse Restaurant,
33 Bridge Street, Picton
8am 4pm

►Homemade pancake breakfast with grilled sausages 

►Various maple products for sale.   

►Walk through sugar bush    

B - Fosterholm Farms

2234 County Rd. 18, Picton

8am 5pm

►maple latte, maple hot chocolate, maple treat. 

► launch  2011 gelato production 

► Maple Pecan Crunch, County Maple and Chocolate Maple gelato, all made using Vader’s Maple Syrup. 

Bean Counter Café
172 Main St., Picton

9am 2pm ►34th Annual Lake Lodge Pancake Breakfast A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm

►wagon rides

►maple treats   
► bilingual staff and an ASL interpreter

A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm ►sap house tour  
►try Ty's Kettlecorn popped on-site    
►taffy on snow. (weather permitting)   
►various maple products for sale.
C - Vader's Maple Syrup,
1260 County Rd. 18, RR1 Cherry Valley
9am 4pm ►All-Day Pancake Breakfast  
►Check out the Pumper Truck & Rescue Vehicle (Weather permitting).   
► Watch the boiling process in an open wood-fired evaporator.  
►Enjoy a walk to the sugar bush.    
 
Honey Wagon Farms,  265 Sandy Hook Rd., Picton (in support of the purchase of Fire & Emergency equipment for Hallowell Fire Department)
9am 4pm ►visit in our big red barn, under a 40-foot ceiling with a very effective new dry-heat system to keep you warm and toasty, 
►waffles made from scratch, with  BBQ’d sausage, coffee, tea and apple cider    
Fields on West Lake
15786 Loyalist Pkwy., Bloomfield
9am 4pm ►stroll with our chickens, see our miniature goats    
►taffy on snow (weather permitting).   
►enjoy helping of maple ham and beans with a roll   
►couple of free wine tastings. Maple infused ice wine (Maple Ice).
 
Waupoos Estates Winery        
3013/3016 County Rd. 8, Waupoos   
(Parking at sugar bush opposite winery at Clafeld Orchards). 
9am 5pm ►watch us turn sap into syrup on our high-efficiency wood-fired evaporator.
►sand box for kids to play in 
lambs, chickens, pigs and  baby jersey calves; 
►maple pork sausage on a bun or homemade chicken noodle soup.    
 
  
D - JC Nyman Farms
292 Mowbray Road, Picton, Ontario, 
9am 5pm ►country market & gift room selling local crisp apples, frozen fruits and home-baked maple products 
►enjoy cup of our hot cider      
►visit the pig, bunnies, ducks and goose. Abby and Sophie the golden retrievers will greet you.
► pick up a jug of local Maple Syrup.
The Campbell's Orchards
1633 County Rd. 3 (Rednersville Rd.)
9am 5pm ►assemble an arrangement of spring fresh plants—primula, pansies, viola and pussy willow—in a maple sap bucket ($10/arrangement). 
►Take in floral arranging demos and sowing of seeds.
► View all the flowering plants coming into fruition.
►Enter our draw for a garden gift basket worth $120. 
►Free for children: pot of pansies
Wight's Greenhouse and Flower Shop 182 Main St., Wellington
9am 5pm ► farmer-owned factory and store 
►maple cheddar cheese  
►Maple Lover's Gift Baskets available 
►Fosterholm Farm's maple syrup    
►Free samples of cheese, and maple ice cream.     
   
    
Black River Cheese Company        
913 County Rd. 13, Milford
10am 2pm ►Enjoy creating some Maple inspired dishes for your family and friends.  
►Caramelized Apple and Maple cheddar phyllo bundles, Carrot & Orange cumin spiced soup, Sesame & Maple ginger chicken, Maple Ice Cream.     
►Then enjoy your lunch at our dining room table accompanied by a sampling of local wines. 
►book your seat, visit our web site or email cynthia@fromthefarm.ca.
From the Farm Cooking School
618 Burr Road (off #62, 10 minutes N. of Bloomfield)   
10am 3pm ►Don’t forget to pop into historic downtown Picton for celebration specials, live entertainment, maple menus and more. Activities for the whole family. Picton Member Businesses, Downtown Picton
10am 4pm Win Summer in the County! Get a jump start on summer by entering to win a 4-week stay in Prince Edward County.
Join the Sandbanks Summer Village team at the Grand Drawing Event held at our new model cottages and enjoy refreshments and culinary delights.
Contest entries will be accepted until March 15th at www.visitpec.ca/contest

Sandbanks Summer Viillage

392 County Rd. 18, Cherry Valley
www.summervillage.ca

10am 4pm ►Antique tractors.   
►Free wagon rides through sugar bush the sap shanty. 
►Watch maple syrup being made the time-honoured way 
►Various maple products for sale.
E - Stones Maple Syrup
644 County Rd. 5 (just minutes north of Picton)
10am 4pm ►Spring Craft and Farm Market    Above Books & Company,       
289 Main Street, Picton
10am 5pm ►Stop by and enjoy delicious maple inspired appetizers paired with Sandbanks award winning wines. Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
10am 5pm ►Pick up some of store manager, Trish Dubyk’s, award-winning maple cookies
►Maple-flavoured soups and stews.
►Selection of fresh and frozen foods in individual and family-size portions to go.    
Waring House Gourmet, 221 Main Street,Picton
10am 5pm ►2008 Pinot noirs and Chardonnays  
►served with complementary cold smoked organic salmon gravlox cured with my Mike Foster's (my neighbour) freshly tapped maple syrup     
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard 1152 Greer Rd., Wellington 
10am 5pm ►sample a few of over 30 different varieties of chocolate bark including our fabulous County Maple Bark, sprinkled with crystallized County maple syrup. 
►Warm up with maple hot chocolate 
Copper Kettle Chocolate Company     
78 Picton Main Street 
10am 5pm ►Over 130 varieties of jams, jellies, chutneys, relishes, butters, marmalades and conserves. No sugar and naturally sweet spreads. Some sweetened with maple syrup or honey. Many  jams available for tasting.       
►Local honey and maple syrup available.
►South Bay United Church Women Bake Sale and various crafts available for sale.    
  
Pat's Jams 
113 Morrison Point Rd. (near Black River Cheese Factory)
10am 5pm ►award winning, Platinum LEED, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese dairy 
►Try our many handmade and cave-aged cheeses
►retail store features home cheese making kits, local condiments, and cheese books.
►sample & purchase farm fresh, pasteurized County goat milk.
►People’s Choice Award winning Maple Chèvre Cheese Cake tarts and Maple Quark! (new!)
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company   
4309 County Rd. 8, Waupoos
10am 5pm ►Visit the friendly farm critters. Help bottle feed the orphan lambs, kid goats and calves. See the newly hatched chicks, the bunnies, pigs, pony and donkey.
►40’ x 40’ play gym full of toys.
►education room includes - maple recipes, the history of syrup production, crafts, colouring,
►homemade maple baking, maple syrup for sale
►hot and cold drinks, ice cream and syrup
►roast a wiener on campfire.  
Blossom Ridge Farm
1191 Big Island Road, Big Island, Demorestville 
10:30am 4pm ►red, white and rosé mulled wines, sweetened with medium and amber maple syrups, and "Gesundheit" 
►Vidal and Baco grape juices for children and drivers.   
►wagon ride past the vineyards to Ira's Cairns and Roxey's Oak on this historic farm. (weather willing)   
   
By Chadsey's Cairns                             
17432 Loyalist Pkwy. (Hwy 33), Wellington
11am   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
11am 4pm ►10th Anniversary Family Day!  Ever wonder what people did before television? Attend a workshop by Sheesham & Lotus and find out. Hear songs from children’s performer Andy Forgie, and be amazed by the puppet show, stilt walking and communal papier mache project run by multi talented Small Pond Arts. Visit with Mable the Maple Leaf, get your face painted and enjoy a 10th anniversary cupcake! Free for the whole family!
►11am - 4pm - Facepainting, Papier Mache building, Stilt walking, Kid's Play zone
►12pm - 1pm - Children's Singer - Andy Forgie
►1:30pm - 2pm - Acadian Performance - Jeanette Arsenault
►2pm - 2:30 pm - Puppet Show - Maple inspired puppet show - Small Pond Arts 
►3pm - 4pm - "Old time" workshop on what people did before TV! Instrument making, performance etc. Sheesham & Lotus 
Wellington & District Community Centre, Highline Room  111 Belleville Street, Wellington
11am 5pm ►Take a tour, and sample our Barley Days Brewerys popular Sugar Shack Ale, created especially for Maple in the County, using local maple syrup.
►We’ll also be cooking up a batch of maple baked beans.
►Brewer Alex Nichols will be on hand Saturday to answer all your questions about craft beer.
Barley Days Brewery, 13730 Loyalist Parkway (just west of The Waring House)
11am 5pm ►tapping trees and boiling down the sap the old fashioned way on an open fire. 
►self guided hike through our picturesque Sugarbush (aprox 2.5 km walk, boots recommended).  
►Make a maple fudge S'more by our roaring fire, 
►sample maple goodies in our store while browsing our large selection of 100% estate grown wines.     Note: outdoor activities dependent on weather.
Sugarbush Vineyards                              1286 Wilson Rd., Hillier
11am 4pm ►Join us for a maple apple crêpe with whipped cream (Saturday only), and some hot maple coffee. 
►Sample our ciders and wines as well as our award winning Ice Cider     
►browse the gift shop and enjoy the breathtaking view over the lake.
County Cider Company
657 Bongards X-Rd. (off County Rd. 8), Waupoos
11am 5pm ►art of the season at Black Prince Winery’s Art Cellar gallery while 
►sampling our maple-infused white wine. This special maple wine will be available for purchase for a limited time only.   
Black Prince Winery                      13370 Loyalist Pkwy., Picton
11am 6pm ►Aman's Meats makes a limited batch of maple-laced Buddha Dogs, the Pastry House bakes a maple bun, Black River Cheese & Fifth Town cheese send their maple cheeses and we top it all with unique maple sauces handmade by local chefs.
►With each bite, Buddha Dog will be making you one with everything Maple in the County.   
Buddha Dog  
172 Main St., Picton
11:30am 4pm ►Join us at the Bloomfield Town Hall for a  piece of pie made by Just Sweets Retro Bakery using local maple syrup along with a cup of Organic Fair Trade maple tea or maple coffee!  We have double chocolate cupcakes with maple for the kids. 
►1pm and 3pm - Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme.
 ►Enjoy the beautiful shops, studios and B & B’s or a maple-licious lunch at the Saylor House Café. 
►Fill out a ballot for a gift basket 
Bloomfield Town Hall,      
289 Main St., Bloomfield
12pm 4pm ►check out our maple creations    
►Brad Brummell show you how to tap and boil the sap. Brummell’s syrup will also be available for sale.  
►displays, tours and information on some of our new initiatives for 2011.  
►A nominal fee will be charged to help cover the cost of food. 
Cherryvale OrganicFarm                     
1927 County Road 10, Picton 
12pm 4pm ►Come see our alpacas in full fleece, learn about these amazing creatures and their wondrous fibre. 
►Watch 2010’s four new additions (called cria) to the herd romp and play [maybe even pronk!]   
►maple inspired authentic southern BBQ – enjoy a maple-smoked pulled pork sandwich, or conquer Maple Mountain – homemade cornbread, pulled pork piled high & topped with maple beans.  
►winter alpaca wear available for purchase. 
  
     
Seventh Town Alpaca Ranch                1755B Salem Road, Consecon
Sat pm   ►Lumber Jack show.  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
12pm 5pm ►Sample our complimentary Savoury Pancakes and a flight of Trumpours Mill Chardonnays.
Serving mini savoury pancakes with maple carmelized onions, a dollop of creme fresh and topped with maple bacon.
Have a glass of wine by the roaring fire. Mulled wine will available for purchase.
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery.  
990 Closson Rd., Hillier
1pm   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
1pm   ►Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme. Bloomfield Town Hall,
289 Main Street, Bloomfield
3pm   ►Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme. Bloomfield Town Hall,
289 Main Street, Bloomfield
4pm   ►Live Music Bean Counter Café                  
172 Main St., Picton
7pm (doors open)   Sugar Shack Soirée with The Reasons. Cash bar. Select menu including traditional beaver tails. Call for ticket information. 613.476.7492 / 800.621.4956 Waring Hall at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Clara's, Claramount Inn & Spa    
97 Bridge Street, Picton         
613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person. 

Amelia's Garden, The Waring House   
395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout) 613.476.7492

evening   ►The Fade Kings Barley Room Pub at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)

 

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

BEGIN  END
ACTIVITIES

LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

Reserve     

►Maple Anti-Oxidant Body Wrap Experience.   

►Includes Vichy shower and body hydration.  Complete your experience with a glass of herbal tea with maple syrup.  75 min.

►$140 + HST.   (Spa experiences must be booked in advance.) 

Claramount Inn & Spa       
97 Bridge St., Picton

613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756

7:30am   Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the popular Lighthouse Restaurant.   Lighthouse Restaurant,
33 Bridge Street, Picton
8am 4pm

►Homemade pancake breakfast with grilled sausages 

►Various maple products for sale.   

►Walk through sugar bush    

B - Fosterholm Farms

2234 County Rd. 18, Picton

9am 2pm ►34th Annual Lake Lodge Pancake Breakfast A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm

►wagon rides

►maple treats   
► bilingual staff and an ASL interpreter

A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm ►sap house tour  
►try Ty's Kettlecorn popped on-site    
►taffy on snow. (weather permitting)   
►various maple products for sale.
C - Vader's Maple Syrup,
1260 County Rd. 18, RR1 Cherry Valley
9am 4pm ►All-Day Pancake Breakfast  
►Check out the Pumper Truck & Rescue Vehicle (Weather permitting).   
► Watch the boiling process in an open wood-fired evaporator.  
►Enjoy a walk to the sugar bush.    
 
Honey Wagon Farms,  265 Sandy Hook Rd., Picton (in support of the purchase of Fire & Emergency equipment for Hallowell Fire Department)
9am 4pm ►visit in our big red barn, under a 40-foot ceiling with a very effective new dry-heat system to keep you warm and toasty, 
►waffles made from scratch, with  BBQ’d sausage, coffee, tea and apple cider    
Fields on West Lake
15786 Loyalist Pkwy., Bloomfield
9am 4pm ►stroll with our chickens, see our miniature goats    
►taffy on snow (weather permitting).   
►enjoy helping of maple ham and beans with a roll   
►couple of free wine tastings. Maple infused ice wine (Maple Ice).
 
Waupoos Estates Winery        
3013/3016 County Rd. 8, Waupoos   
(Parking at sugar bush opposite winery at Clafeld Orchards). 
9am 5pm ►watch us turn sap into syrup on our high-efficiency wood-fired evaporator.
►sand box for kids to play in 
lambs, chickens, pigs and  baby jersey calves; 
►maple pork sausage on a bun or homemade chicken noodle soup.    
 
  
D - JC Nyman Farms
292 Mowbray Road, Picton, Ontario, 
9am 5pm ►country market & gift room selling local crisp apples, frozen fruits and home-baked maple products 
►enjoy cup of our hot cider      
►visit the pig, bunnies, ducks and goose. Abby and Sophie the golden retrievers will greet you.
► pick up a jug of local Maple Syrup.
The Campbell's Orchards
1633 County Rd. 3 (Rednersville Rd.)
9am 5pm ► farmer-owned factory and store 
►maple cheddar cheese  
►Maple Lover's Gift Baskets available 
►Fosterholm Farm's maple syrup    
►Free samples of cheese, and maple ice cream.     
   
    
Black River Cheese Company        
913 County Rd. 13, Milford
9:30am 4pm

►maple latte, maple hot chocolate, maple treat. 

► launch  2011 gelato production 

► Maple Pecan Crunch, County Maple and Chocolate Maple gelato, all made using Vader’s Maple Syrup. 

Bean Counter Café
172 Main St., Picton

10am 4pm ►Antique tractors.   
►Free wagon rides through sugar bush the sap shanty. 
►Watch maple syrup being made the time-honoured way 
►Various maple products for sale.
E - Stones Maple Syrup
644 County Rd. 5 (just minutes north of Picton)
10am 4pm ►Spring Craft and Farm Market    Above Books & Company,       
289 Main Street, Picton
10am 5pm ►2008 Pinot noirs and Chardonnays  
►served with complementary cold smoked organic salmon gravlox cured with my Mike Foster's (my neighbour) freshly tapped maple syrup     
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard 1152 Greer Rd., Wellington 
10am 5pm ►Visit the friendly farm critters. Help bottle feed the orphan lambs, kid goats and calves. See the newly hatched chicks, the bunnies, pigs, pony and donkey.
►40’ x 40’ play gym full of toys.
►education room includes - maple recipes, the history of syrup production, crafts, colouring,
►homemade maple baking, maple syrup for sale
►hot and cold drinks, ice cream and syrup
►roast a wiener on campfire.  
Blossom Ridge Farm
1191 Big Island Road, Big Island, Demorestville 
10am 5pm ►sample a few of over 30 different varieties of chocolate bark including our fabulous County Maple Bark, sprinkled with crystallized County maple syrup. 
►Warm up with maple hot chocolate 
Copper Kettle Chocolate Company     
78 Picton Main Street 
10am 5pm ►award winning, Platinum LEED, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese dairy 
►Try our many handmade and cave-aged cheeses
►retail store features home cheese making kits, local condiments, and cheese books.
►sample & purchase farm fresh, pasteurized County goat milk.
►People’s Choice Award winning Maple Chèvre Cheese Cake tarts and Maple Quark! (new!)
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company   
4309 County Rd. 8, Waupoos
10am 5pm ►Stop by and enjoy delicious maple inspired appetizers paired with Sandbanks award winning wines. Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
10:30am ►Cooking with Maple Syrup class ($75+HST)
►Sip from delicious samples of Barley Days Brewery Sugar Shack Ale while learning to cook with maple syrup and maple beer
►Sit down to enjoy your creations.
The Waring House Cookery School, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
613.476.7492
10:30am 4pm ►red, white and rosé mulled wines, sweetened with medium and amber maple syrups, and "Gesundheit" 
►Vidal and Baco grape juices for children and drivers.   
►wagon ride past the vineyards to Ira's Cairns and Roxey's Oak on this historic farm. (weather willing)   
   
By Chadsey's Cairns                             
17432 Loyalist Pkwy. (Hwy 33), Wellington
11am   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
11am 2pm ►Maple-themed Buffet, in Amelia’s Garden. $21.95. Reservations recommended. Amelia's Garden at The Waring House Restaurant, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
11am 4pm ►Pick up some of store manager, Trish Dubyk’s, award-winning maple cookies
►Maple-flavoured soups and stews.
►Selection of fresh and frozen foods in individual and family-size portions to go.    
Waring House Gourmet, 221 Main Street,Picton
11am 4pm ►Sample our ciders and wines as well as our award winning Ice Cider     
►browse the gift shop and enjoy the breathtaking view over the lake.
County Cider Company
657 Bongards X-Rd. (off County Rd. 8), Waupoos
11am 4pm ►Aman's Meats makes a limited batch of maple-laced Buddha Dogs, the Pastry House bakes a maple bun, Black River Cheese & Fifth Town cheese send their maple cheeses and we top it all with unique maple sauces handmade by local chefs.
►With each bite, Buddha Dog will be making you one with everything Maple in the County.   
Buddha Dog  
172 Main St., Picton
11am 5pm ►Over 130 varieties of jams, jellies, chutneys, relishes, butters, marmalades and conserves. No sugar and naturally sweet spreads. Some sweetened with maple syrup or honey. Many  jams available for tasting.       
►Local honey and maple syrup available.
►South Bay United Church Women Bake Sale and various crafts available for sale.    
  
Pat's Jams 
113 Morrison Point Rd. (near Black River Cheese Factory)
12pm 4pm ►Take a tour, and sample our Barley Days Brewerys popular Sugar Shack Ale, created especially for Maple in the County, using local maple syrup.
►We’ll also be cooking up a batch of maple baked beans.
►Brewer Alex Nichols will be on hand Saturday to answer all your questions about craft beer.
Barley Days Brewery, 13730 Loyalist Parkway (just west of The Waring House)
11am 5pm ►art of the season at Black Prince Winery’s Art Cellar gallery while 
►sampling our maple-infused white wine. This special maple wine will be available for purchase for a limited time only.   
Black Prince Winery                      13370 Loyalist Pkwy., Picton
11am 5pm ►tapping trees and boiling down the sap the old fashioned way on an open fire. 
►self guided hike through our picturesque Sugarbush (aprox 2.5 km walk, boots recommended).  
►Make a maple fudge S'more by our roaring fire, 
►sample maple goodies in our store while browsing our large selection of 100% estate grown wines.     Note: outdoor activities dependent on weather.
Sugarbush Vineyards                              1286 Wilson Rd., Hillier
12pm   ►Winemaker Catherine Langlois, will be hosting a special flight tasting Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
12pm 1:30pm ►David Maracle - Globally renowned and critically acclaimed sculptor and musician David Maracle and his wife Kimberly, will be offering a music building workshop geared towards children and families.
►Learn about instruments and take part in music-making rooted in the deep cultural history of our Native people.
Bloomfield United Church, 272 Main Street, Bloomfield
12pm 4pm ►Come see our alpacas in full fleece, learn about these amazing creatures and their wondrous fibre. 
►Watch 2010’s four new additions (called cria) to the herd romp and play [maybe even pronk!]   
►maple inspired authentic southern BBQ – enjoy a maple-smoked pulled pork sandwich, or conquer Maple Mountain – homemade cornbread, pulled pork piled high & topped with maple beans.  
►winter alpaca wear available for purchase. 
  
     
Seventh Town Alpaca Ranch                1755B Salem Road, Consecon
12pm 4pm ►check out our maple creations    
►Brad Brummell show you how to tap and boil the sap. Brummell’s syrup will also be available for sale.  
►displays, tours and information on some of our new initiatives for 2011.  
►A nominal fee will be charged to help cover the cost of food. 
Cherryvale OrganicFarm                     
1927 County Road 10, Picton 
12pm 5pm ►Sample our complimentary Savoury Pancakes and a flight of Trumpours Mill Chardonnays.
Serving mini savoury pancakes with maple carmelized onions, a dollop of creme fresh and topped with maple bacon.
Have a glass of wine by the roaring fire. Mulled wine will available for purchase.
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery.  
990 Closson Rd., Hillier
12pm 5pm ►assemble an arrangement of spring fresh plants—primula, pansies, viola and pussy willow—in a maple sap bucket ($10/arrangement). 
►Take in floral arranging demos and sowing of seeds.
► View all the flowering plants coming into fruition.
►Enter our draw for a garden gift basket worth $120. 
►Free for children: pot of pansies
Wight's Greenhouse and Flower Shop 182 Main St., Wellington
1pm   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
3pm   ►Winemaker Catherine Langlois, will be hosting a special flight tasting Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Clara's, Claramount Inn & Spa    
97 Bridge Street, Picton         
613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person. 

Amelia's Garden, The Waring House   
395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout) 613.476.7492

 

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Demorestville - Rednersville - Consecon    Saturday, March 26, 2011

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9am 2pm ►34th Annual Lake Lodge Pancake Breakfast A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm

►wagon rides

►maple treats   
► bilingual staff and an ASL interpreter

A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
10am 2pm ►Enjoy creating some Maple inspired dishes for your family and friends.  
►Caramelized Apple and Maple cheddar phyllo bundles, Carrot & Orange cumin spiced soup, Sesame & Maple ginger chicken, Maple Ice Cream.     
►Then enjoy your lunch at our dining room table accompanied by a sampling of local wines. 
►book your seat, visit our web site or email cynthia@fromthefarm.ca.
From the Farm Cooking School
618 Burr Road (off #62, 10 minutes N. of Bloomfield)   
10am 5pm ►Visit the friendly farm critters. Help bottle feed the orphan lambs, kid goats and calves. See the newly hatched chicks, the bunnies, pigs, pony and donkey.
►40’ x 40’ play gym full of toys.
►education room includes - maple recipes, the history of syrup production, crafts, colouring,
►homemade maple baking, maple syrup for sale
►hot and cold drinks, ice cream and syrup
►roast a wiener on campfire.  
Blossom Ridge Farm
1191 Big Island Road, Big Island, Demorestville 
11am   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
12pm 4pm ►Come see our alpacas in full fleece, learn about these amazing creatures and their wondrous fibre. 
►Watch 2010’s four new additions (called cria) to the herd romp and play [maybe even pronk!]   
►maple inspired authentic southern BBQ – enjoy a maple-smoked pulled pork sandwich, or conquer Maple Mountain – homemade cornbread, pulled pork piled high & topped with maple beans.  
►winter alpaca wear available for purchase. 
  
     
Seventh Town Alpaca Ranch               
1755B Salem Road, Consecon
1pm   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
Sat pm   ►Lumber Jack show.  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.

 

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Wellington - Hillier - Bloomfield      Saturday, March 26, 2011

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9am 4pm ►visit in our big red barn, under a 40-foot ceiling with a very effective new dry-heat system to keep you warm and toasty, 
►waffles made from scratch, with  BBQ’d sausage, coffee, tea and apple cider    
Fields on West Lake
15786 Loyalist Pkwy., Bloomfield
9am 5pm ►assemble an arrangement of spring fresh plants—primula, pansies, viola and pussy willow—in a maple sap bucket ($10/arrangement). 
►Take in floral arranging demos and sowing of seeds.
► View all the flowering plants coming into fruition.
►Enter our draw for a garden gift basket worth $120. 
►Free for children: pot of pansies
Wight's Greenhouse and Flower Shop 182 Main St., Wellington
10am 5pm ►Stop by and enjoy delicious maple inspired appetizers paired with Sandbanks award winning wines. Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
10am 5pm ►2008 Pinot noirs and Chardonnays  
►served with complementary cold smoked organic salmon gravlox cured with my Mike Foster's (my neighbour) freshly tapped maple syrup     
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard 1152 Greer Rd., Wellington 
10:30am 4pm ►red, white and rosé mulled wines, sweetened with medium and amber maple syrups, and "Gesundheit" 
►Vidal and Baco grape juices for children and drivers.   
►wagon ride past the vineyards to Ira's Cairns and Roxey's Oak on this historic farm. (weather willing)   
   
By Chadsey's Cairns                             
17432 Loyalist Pkwy. (Hwy 33), Wellington
11am 4pm ►10th Anniversary Family Day!  Ever wonder what people did before television? Attend a workshop by Sheesham & Lotus and find out. Hear songs from children’s performer Andy Forgie, and be amazed by the puppet show, stilt walking and communal papier mache project run by multi talented Small Pond Arts. Visit with Mable the Maple Leaf, get your face painted and enjoy a 10th anniversary cupcake! Free for the whole family!
►11am - 4pm - Facepainting, Papier Mache building, Stilt walking, Kid's Play zone
►12pm - 1pm - Children's Singer - Andy Forgie
►1:30pm - 2pm - Acadian Performance - Jeanette Arsenault
►2pm - 2:30 pm - Puppet Show - Maple inspired puppet show - Small Pond Arts 
►3pm - 4pm - "Old time" workshop on what people did before TV! Instrument making, performance etc. Sheesham & Lotus 
Wellington & District Community Centre, Highline Room  111 Belleville Street, Wellington
11am 5pm ►tapping trees and boiling down the sap the old fashioned way on an open fire. 
►self guided hike through our picturesque Sugarbush (aprox 2.5 km walk, boots recommended).  
►Make a maple fudge S'more by our roaring fire, 
►sample maple goodies in our store while browsing our large selection of 100% estate grown wines.     Note: outdoor activities dependent on weather.
Sugarbush Vineyards                              1286 Wilson Rd., Hillier
11:30am 4pm ►Join us at the Bloomfield Town Hall for a  piece of pie made by Just Sweets Retro Bakery using local maple syrup along with a cup of Organic Fair Trade maple tea or maple coffee!  We have double chocolate cupcakes with maple for the kids. 
►1pm and 3pm - Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme.
 ►Enjoy the beautiful shops, studios and B & B’s or a maple-licious lunch at the Saylor House Café. 
►Fill out a ballot for a gift basket 
Bloomfield Town Hall,      
289 Main St., Bloomfield
12pm 5pm ►Sample our complimentary Savoury Pancakes and a flight of Trumpours Mill Chardonnays.
Serving mini savoury pancakes with maple carmelized onions, a dollop of creme fresh and topped with maple bacon.
Have a glass of wine by the roaring fire. Mulled wine will available for purchase.
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery.  
990 Closson Rd., Hillier
1pm   ►Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme. Bloomfield Town Hall,
289 Main Street, Bloomfield
3pm   ►Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme. Bloomfield Town Hall,
289 Main Street, Bloomfield

 

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Westlake - Cherry Valley - Milford - Waupoos     Saturday, March 26, 2011

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LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

8am 4pm

►Homemade pancake breakfast with grilled sausages 

►Various maple products for sale.   

►Walk through sugar bush    

B - Fosterholm Farms

2234 County Rd. 18, Picton

9am 4pm ►sap house tour  
►try Ty's Kettlecorn popped on-site    
►taffy on snow. (weather permitting)   
►various maple products for sale.
C - Vader's Maple Syrup,
1260 County Rd. 18, RR1 Cherry Valley
9am 4pm ►stroll with our chickens, see our miniature goats    
►taffy on snow (weather permitting).   
►enjoy helping of maple ham and beans with a roll   
►couple of free wine tastings. Maple infused ice wine (Maple Ice).
 
Waupoos Estates Winery        
3013/3016 County Rd. 8, Waupoos   
(Parking at sugar bush opposite winery at Clafeld Orchards). 
9am 5pm ► farmer-owned factory and store 
►maple cheddar cheese  
►Maple Lover's Gift Baskets available 
►Fosterholm Farm's maple syrup    
►Free samples of cheese, and maple ice cream.     
   
    
Black River Cheese Company        
913 County Rd. 13, Milford
10am 4pm Win Summer in the County! Get a jump start on summer by entering to win a 4-week stay in Prince Edward County.
Join the Sandbanks Summer Village team at the Grand Drawing Event held at our new model cottages and enjoy a taste of local wines and culinary delights.
Contest entries will be accepted until March 15th at www.visitpec.ca/contest

Sandbanks Summer Viillage

392 County Rd. 18, Cherry Valley
www.summervillage.ca

10am 5pm ►Over 130 varieties of jams, jellies, chutneys, relishes, butters, marmalades and conserves. No sugar and naturally sweet spreads. Some sweetened with maple syrup or honey. Many  jams available for tasting.       
►Local honey and maple syrup available.
►South Bay United Church Women Bake Sale and various crafts available for sale.    
  
Pat's Jams 
113 Morrison Point Rd. (near Black River Cheese Factory)
10am 5pm ►award winning, Platinum LEED, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese dairy 
►Try our many handmade and cave-aged cheeses
►retail store features home cheese making kits, local condiments, and cheese books.
►sample & purchase farm fresh, pasteurized County goat milk.
►People’s Choice Award winning Maple Chèvre Cheese Cake tarts and Maple Quark! (new!)
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company   
4309 County Rd. 8, Waupoos
11am 4pm ►Join us for a maple apple crêpe with whipped cream (Saturday only), and some hot maple coffee. 
►Sample our ciders and wines as well as our award winning Ice Cider     
►browse the gift shop and enjoy the breathtaking view over the lake.
County Cider Company
657 Bongards X-Rd. (off County Rd. 8), Waupoos
12pm 4pm ►Check out our maple creations    
►Brad Brummell show you how to tap and boil the sap. Brummell’s syrup will also be available for sale.  
►Displays, tours and information on some of our new initiatives for 2011.  
►A nominal fee will be charged to help cover the cost of food. 
Cherryvale Organic Farm           1927 County Road 10, Picton 

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Picton       Saturday, March 26, 2011

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LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

Reserve     

►Maple Anti-Oxidant Body Wrap Experience.   

►Includes Vichy shower and body hydration.  Complete your experience with a glass of herbal tea with maple syrup.  75 min.

►$140 + HST.   (Spa experiences must be booked in advance.) 

Claramount Inn & Spa        
97 Bridge Street, Picton

613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756

7:30am   Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the popular Lighthouse Restaurant.   Lighthouse Restaurant,
33 Bridge Street, Picton
8am 5pm

►maple latte, maple hot chocolate, maple treat. 

► launch  2011 gelato production 

► Maple Pecan Crunch, County Maple and Chocolate Maple gelato, all made using Vader’s Maple Syrup. 

Bean Counter Café
172 Main St., Picton

9am 4pm ►All-Day Pancake Breakfast  
►Check out the Pumper Truck & Rescue Vehicle (Weather permitting).   
► Watch the boiling process in an open wood-fired evaporator.  
►Enjoy a walk to the sugar bush.    
 
Honey Wagon Farms,  265 Sandy Hook Rd., Picton (in support of the purchase of Fire & Emergency equipment for Hallowell Fire Department)
9am 5pm ►watch us turn sap into syrup on our high-efficiency wood-fired evaporator.
►sand box for kids to play in 
lambs, chickens, pigs and  baby jersey calves; 
►maple pork sausage on a bun or homemade chicken noodle soup.    
 
  
D - JC Nyman Farms
292 Mowbray Road, Picton, Ontario, 
10am 3pm ►Don’t forget to pop into historic downtown Picton for celebration specials, live entertainment, maple menus and more. Activities for the whole family. Picton Member Businesses, Downtown Picton
10am 4pm ►Antique tractors.   
►Free wagon rides through sugar bush the sap shanty. 
►Watch maple syrup being made the time-honoured way 
►Various maple products for sale.
E - Stones Maple Syrup
644 County Rd. 5 (just minutes north of Picton)
10am 4pm ►Spring Craft and Farm Market    Above Books & Company,       
289 Main Street, Picton
10am 5pm ►Pick up some of store manager, Trish Dubyk’s, award-winning maple cookies
►Maple-flavoured soups and stews.
►Selection of fresh and frozen foods in individual and family-size portions to go.    
Waring House Gourmet, 221 Main Street,Picton
10am 5pm ►sample a few of over 30 different varieties of chocolate bark including our fabulous County Maple Bark, sprinkled with crystallized County maple syrup. 
►Warm up with maple hot chocolate 
Copper Kettle Chocolate Company     
78 Picton Main Street 
11am 5pm ►Take a tour, and sample our Barley Days Brewerys popular Sugar Shack Ale, created especially for Maple in the County, using local maple syrup.
►We’ll also be cooking up a batch of maple baked beans.
►Brewer Alex Nichols will be on hand Saturday to answer all your questions about craft beer.
Barley Days Brewery, 13730 Loyalist Parkway (just west of The Waring House)
11am 5pm ►art of the season at Black Prince Winery’s Art Cellar gallery while 
►sampling our maple-infused white wine. This special maple wine will be available for purchase for a limited time only.   
Black Prince Winery                      13370 Loyalist Pkwy., Picton
11am 6pm ►Aman's Meats makes a limited batch of maple-laced Buddha Dogs, the Pastry House bakes a maple bun, Black River Cheese & Fifth Town cheese send their maple cheeses and we top it all with unique maple sauces handmade by local chefs.
►With each bite, Buddha Dog will be making you one with everything Maple in the County.   
Buddha Dog  
172 Main St., Picton
4pm   ►Live Music Bean Counter Café                  
172 Main St., Picton
7pm (doors open)   Sugar Shack Soirée with The Reasons. Cash bar. Select menu including traditional beaver tails. Call for ticket information. 613.476.7492 / 800.621.4956 Waring Hall at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Clara's at Claramount Inn & Spa,
97 Bridge St., Picton 613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Amelia's Garden at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)613.476.7492
evening   ►The Fade Kings Barley Room Pub at The Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)

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Demorestville, Rednersville, Consecon - Sunday, March 27, 2011

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ACTIVITIES

LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

9am 2pm ►34th Annual Lake Lodge Pancake Breakfast A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
9am 4pm

►wagon rides

►maple treats   
► bilingual staff and an ASL interpreter

A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
10am 5pm ►Visit the friendly farm critters. Help bottle feed the orphan lambs, kid goats and calves. See the newly hatched chicks, the bunnies, pigs, pony and donkey.
►40’ x 40’ play gym full of toys.
►education room includes - maple recipes, the history of syrup production, crafts, colouring,
►homemade maple baking, maple syrup for sale
►hot and cold drinks, ice cream and syrup
►roast a wiener on campfire.  
Blossom Ridge Farm
1191 Big Island Road, Big Island, Demorestville 
11am   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.
12pm 4pm ►Come see our alpacas in full fleece, learn about these amazing creatures and their wondrous fibre. 
►Watch 2010’s four new additions (called cria) to the herd romp and play [maybe even pronk!]   
►maple inspired authentic southern BBQ – enjoy a maple-smoked pulled pork sandwich, or conquer Maple Mountain – homemade cornbread, pulled pork piled high & topped with maple beans.  
►winter alpaca wear available for purchase. 
  
     
Seventh Town Alpaca Ranch               
1755B Salem Road, Consecon
1pm   ►Maple Orchard Tours  A - Hubb's Sugarbush
1937 Rednersville Rd. 3 and 332 Pulver Rd.

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Wellington, Hillier, Bloomfield - Sunday, March 27, 2011

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ADDRESS

9am 4pm ►visit in our big red barn, under a 40-foot ceiling with a very effective new dry-heat system to keep you warm and toasty, 
►waffles made from scratch, with  BBQ’d sausage, coffee, tea and apple cider    
Fields on West Lake
15786 Loyalist Pkwy., Bloomfield
10am 5pm ►Stop by and enjoy delicious maple inspired appetizers paired with Sandbanks award winning wines. Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
10am 5pm ►2008 Pinot noirs and Chardonnays  
►served with complementary cold smoked organic salmon gravlox cured with my Mike Foster's (my neighbour) freshly tapped maple syrup     
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard 1152 Greer Rd., Wellington 
10:30am 4pm ►red, white and rosé mulled wines, sweetened with medium and amber maple syrups, and "Gesundheit" 
►Vidal and Baco grape juices for children and drivers.   
►wagon ride past the vineyards to Ira's Cairns and Roxey's Oak on this historic farm. (weather willing)   
   
By Chadsey's Cairns                   17432 Loyalist Pkwy. (Hwy 33), Wellington
11am 5pm ►tapping trees and boiling down the sap the old fashioned way on an open fire. 
►self guided hike through our picturesque Sugarbush (aprox 2.5 km walk, boots recommended).  
►Make a maple fudge S'more by our roaring fire, 
►sample maple goodies in our store while browsing our large selection of 100% estate grown wines.     Note: outdoor activities dependent on weather.
Sugarbush Vineyards                             1286 Wilson Rd., Hillier
11:30am 4pm ►Join us at the Bloomfield Town Hall for a  piece of pie made by Just Sweets Retro Bakery using local maple syrup along with a cup of Organic Fair Trade maple tea or maple coffee!  We have double chocolate cupcakes with maple for the kids. 
►1pm and 3pm - Singer Celine Papizewska will perform an old-style presentation of chamber songs with a spring theme.
 ►Enjoy the beautiful shops, studios and B & B’s or a maple-licious lunch at the Saylor House Café. 
►Fill out a ballot for a gift basket 
Bloomfield Town Hall,      
289 Main St., Bloomfield
12pm 1:30pm ►David Maracle - Globally renowned and critically acclaimed sculptor and musician David Maracle and his wife Kimberly, will be offering a music building workshop geared towards children and families.
►Learn about instruments and take part in music-making rooted in the deep cultural history of our Native people.
Bloomfield United Church, 272 Main Street, Bloomfield
12pm 5pm ►Sample our complimentary Savoury Pancakes and a flight of Trumpours Mill Chardonnays.
Serving mini savoury pancakes with maple carmelized onions, a dollop of creme fresh and topped with maple bacon.
Have a glass of wine by the roaring fire. Mulled wine will available for purchase.
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery.  
990 Closson Rd., Hillier
12pm 5pm ►assemble an arrangement of spring fresh plants—primula, pansies, viola and pussy willow—in a maple sap bucket ($10/arrangement). 
►Take in floral arranging demos and sowing of seeds.
► View all the flowering plants coming into fruition.
►Enter our draw for a garden gift basket worth $120. 
►Free for children: pot of pansies
Wight's Greenhouse and Flower Shop 182 Main St., Wellington
12pm   ►Winemaker Catherine Langlois, will be hosting a special flight tasting Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington
3pm   ►Winemaker Catherine Langlois, will be hosting a special flight tasting Sandbanks Estate Winery, 17598 Loyalist Pkwy., Wellington

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Westlake, Cherry Valley, Milford, Waupoos - Sunday, March 27, 2011

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LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

8am 4pm

►Homemade pancake breakfast with grilled sausages 

►Various maple products for sale.   

►Walk through sugar bush    

B - Fosterholm Farms

2234 County Rd. 18, Picton

9am 4pm ►sap house tour  
►try Ty's Kettlecorn popped on-site    
►taffy on snow. (weather permitting)   
►various maple products for sale.
C - Vader's Maple Syrup,
1260 County Rd. 18, RR1 Cherry Valley
9am 4pm ►stroll with our chickens, see our miniature goats    
►taffy on snow (weather permitting).   
►enjoy helping of maple ham and beans with a roll   
►couple of free wine tastings. Maple infused ice wine (Maple Ice).
 
Waupoos Estates Winery        
3013/3016 County Rd. 8, Waupoos   
(Parking at sugar bush opposite winery at Clafeld Orchards). 
9am 5pm ► farmer-owned factory and store 
►maple cheddar cheese  
►Maple Lover's Gift Baskets available 
►Fosterholm Farm's maple syrup    
►Free samples of cheese, and maple ice cream.     
   
    
Black River Cheese Company        
913 County Rd. 13, Milford
10am 5pm ►award winning, Platinum LEED, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese dairy 
►Try our many handmade and cave-aged cheeses
►retail store features home cheese making kits, local condiments, and cheese books.
►sample & purchase farm fresh, pasteurized County goat milk.
►People’s Choice Award winning Maple Chèvre Cheese Cake tarts and Maple Quark! (new!)
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company   
4309 County Rd. 8, Waupoos
11am 4pm ►Join us for a maple apple crêpe with whipped cream (Saturday only), and some hot maple coffee. 
►Sample our ciders and wines as well as our award winning Ice Cider     
►browse the gift shop and enjoy the breathtaking view over the lake.
County Cider Company
657 Bongards X-Rd. (off County Rd. 8), Waupoos
11am 5pm ►Over 130 varieties of jams, jellies, chutneys, relishes, butters, marmalades and conserves. No sugar and naturally sweet spreads. Some sweetened with maple syrup or honey. Many  jams available for tasting.       
►Local honey and maple syrup available.
►South Bay United Church Women Bake Sale and various crafts available for sale.    
  
Pat's Jams 
113 Morrison Point Rd. (near Black River Cheese Factory)
12pm 4pm ►Check out our maple creations    
►Brad Brummell show you how to tap and boil the sap. Brummell’s syrup will also be available for sale.  
►Displays, tours and information on some of our new initiatives for 2011.  
►A nominal fee will be charged to help cover the cost of food. 
Cherryvale Organic Farm          
1927 County Road 10, Picton 

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Picton - Sunday, March 27, 2011

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ACTIVITIES

LOCATION AND
ADDRESS

Reserve     

►Maple Anti-Oxidant Body Wrap Experience.   

►Includes Vichy shower and body hydration.  Complete your experience with a glass of herbal tea with maple syrup.  75 min.

►$140 + HST.   (Spa experiences must be booked in advance.) 

Claramount Inn & Spa        
97 Bridge Street, Picton

613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756

7:30am   Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the popular Lighthouse Restaurant.   Lighthouse Restaurant,
33 Bridge Street, Picton
9am 4pm ►All-Day Pancake Breakfast  
►Check out the Pumper Truck & Rescue Vehicle (Weather permitting).   
► Watch the boiling process in an open wood-fired evaporator.  
►Enjoy a walk to the sugar bush.    
 
Honey Wagon Farms,  265 Sandy Hook Rd., Picton (in support of the purchase of Fire & Emergency equipment for Hallowell Fire Department)
9am 5pm ►watch us turn sap into syrup on our high-efficiency wood-fired evaporator.
►sand box for kids to play in 
lambs, chickens, pigs and  baby jersey calves; 
►maple pork sausage on a bun or homemade chicken noodle soup.    
 
  
D - JC Nyman Farms
292 Mowbray Road, Picton, Ontario, 
9:30am 4pm

►maple latte, maple hot chocolate, maple treat. 

► launch  2011 gelato production 

► Maple Pecan Crunch, County Maple and Chocolate Maple gelato, all made using Vader’s Maple Syrup. 

Bean Counter Café
172 Main St., Picton

10am 4pm ►Antique tractors.   
►Free wagon rides through sugar bush the sap shanty. 
►Watch maple syrup being made the time-honoured way 
►Various maple products for sale.
E - Stones Maple Syrup
644 County Rd. 5 (just minutes north of Picton)
10am 4pm ►Spring Craft and Farm Market    Above Books & Company,       
289 Main Street, Picton
10am 5pm ►sample a few of over 30 different varieties of chocolate bark including our fabulous County Maple Bark, sprinkled with crystallized County maple syrup. 
►Warm up with maple hot chocolate 
Copper Kettle Chocolate Company     
78 Picton Main Street 
10:30am ►Cooking with Maple Syrup class ($75+HST)
►Sip from delicious samples of Barley Days Brewery Sugar Shack Ale while learning to cook with maple syrup and maple beer
►Sit down to enjoy your creations.
The Waring House Cookery School, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
613.476.7492
11am 2pm ►Maple-themed Buffet, in Amelia’s Garden. $21.95. Reservations recommended. Amelia's Garden at The Waring House Restaurant, 395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout)
11am 4pm ►Aman's Meats makes a limited batch of maple-laced Buddha Dogs, the Pastry House bakes a maple bun, Black River Cheese & Fifth Town cheese send their maple cheeses and we top it all with unique maple sauces handmade by local chefs.
►With each bite, Buddha Dog will be making you one with everything Maple in the County.   
Buddha Dog  
172 Main St., Picton
11am 4pm ►Pick up some of store manager, Trish Dubyk’s, award-winning maple cookies
►Maple-flavoured soups and stews.
►Selection of fresh and frozen foods in individual and family-size portions to go.    
Waring House Gourmet,
221 Main Street,Picton
11am 5pm ►art of the season at Black Prince Winery’s Art Cellar gallery while 
►sampling our maple-infused white wine. This special maple wine will be available for purchase for a limited time only.   
Black Prince Winery                     
13370 Loyalist Pkwy., Picton
12pm 4pm ►Take a tour, and sample our Barley Days Brewerys popular Sugar Shack Ale, created especially for Maple in the County, using local maple syrup.
►We’ll also be cooking up a batch of maple baked beans.
►Brewer Alex Nichols will be on hand Saturday to answer all your questions about craft beer.
Barley Days Brewery, 13730 Loyalist Parkway (just west of The Waring House)
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person.  Clara's, Claramount Inn & Spa 97 Bridge Street, Picton 613.476.2709 / 800.679.7756
evening   ►Enjoy our 3-Course Maple Table d’Hôte, $35 per person. 

Amelia's Garden, The Waring House    395 Sandy Hook Road (Hwy 33 & County Rd 1, at the roundabout) 613.476.7492

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