2012 Maple Festival Dates:  April 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2012 !

 

 

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About the Festival 
(dates, times etc.)


Volunteer Opportunities

APPLICATIONS:
Arts & Crafts
Concessions/Vendors

Bathtub Races

Coloring Contest

Festival Dedications
- 2011

- 2010
- 2009
- 2008


Entertainment
- NORTHERN COMFORT
- BIG in JAPAN
- PAUL KOVAC & Friends
-
CHARDON POLKA BAND
- SWAMP RATTLERS

Special Events
- Baking Contest
- Tug 'O War

Festival
Sponsors

Full Festival Schedule

Lumberjack
Competition

News Room

Pancakes in
the Park


Parade

Photo Contest

Queen Contest
Prince & Princess

Sap Run

Syrup & Candy Contest

Tappin' Sunday
& Stir Booth Schedule

 

Photo Gallery

Contact a
Committee
Person

E-Mail Us


 

The official hotel of the Geauga County Maple Festival

Baymont Inn & Suites
7581 Auburn Road
Concord, Ohio  44077
(440) 579-0300

DISCOUNT RATES AVAILABLE DURING FESTIVAL WEEK!  $59/night if reservations made before April 1
$69/night for reservations made on or after April 1st

CALL
440-579-0300

FOR RESERVATIONS!!

Other lodging includes Punderson Manor
and
Red Maple Inn
and
www.mapletraceohio.com

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2012 TAPPIN' SUNDAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 11 AT 1:00 P.M.
ON CHARDON SQUARE

 

Check out this video on

2011 TAPPER
and Maple Hall of Fame Inductee

AGGIE SOJKA


HOW TO TAP A MAPLE TREE

Aggie Sojka, the 2011 Maple Syrup Hall of Fame Inductee and official tapper of the sugar maple at the Tappin' Sunday ceremonies, and with
Bob Freeman's help, ... she drills the hole...

 

 

Then she taps the spile....

 

 

then she hangs the bucket...

 


... and TA-DA!!  She is finished and poses by the Ceremonial Tappin' Sunday bucket
hand painted by Bob Kolcum...

THANK YOU BOB!!

           

John Elztroth enjoys the first maple stir of the season !       




Chardon Mayor, Phil King and his wife, Marcie
warm up in the steam-filled sugarhouse

 
 


THE SUGARHOUSE & STIRBOOTH ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!


    

COME OUT AND VISIT DALE, GLENN & THE GANG!!!


THE SUGARHOUSE & STIRBOOTH
WILL BE OPEN AT NOON ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAYS
PRIOR TO FESTIVAL WEEKEND
FROM NOON UNTIL 5 PM

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 18 & 25, APRIL 1, 15, and 22, 2012
 

 

 

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PARKING IS AVAILABLE ON AND AROUND CHARDON SQUARE FOR ABOUT $5 BUCKS

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PARK CARS AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION.
THE MONEY COLLECTED GOES BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PAY FOR PARKING, THEN PLEASE NOTE THAT
there is FREE PARKING & shuttle bus service
available from the 'SHEETZ' SHOPPING plaza to the square.
busses run continuously from
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.on saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on sunday


 
please note:  the shuttle bus does not run
during the grand parade!

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE IS SPONSORED BY
CHARDON HEALTHCARE

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