Enjoy maple history, fresh pancakes and syrup, live music, handcrafted goods, hands-on activities, sweet and savory seasonal treats, storytelling, and more!
Nature Center Activities
GCV&M's Nature Center is maple-central, where the work of producing syrup from the sugarbush happens.
- Uncover each step of the sugaring process with their in-house producers and modern evaporator
- Get a sweet taste of sugar-on-snow
- Tour
their historic Sugar Camp
- Try the DIY tree-tapping station
- See coopers in action crafting sap buckets and barrels
- Travel the Maple History Trail to discover the evolution of sugaring
- Fill your senses at the maple-themed sensory table
For those unable to make it out to the sugar camp, they'll have a video experience in the Nature Center Lobby that showcases what the historical educators are up to out on the trails!