Maple Harvest Day and Pancake Breakfast

Storrowton’s annual event highlights the history and tradition of maple sugaring in New England. The historic Gilbert Farmhouse will turn into a sugarhouse for the day. Visitors can learn how the “liquid gold” is made, from tree tapping to sap boiling and watch 19th century open hearth cooking demonstrations of maple recipes. Docent-led tours and 19th century craft demos will also be available in the Gilbert Farmhouse.

Make a morning of it by joining the West Springfield Lions Club for their pancake breakfast to benefit Storrowton’s educational programs. Eat pancakes served with pure New England maple syrup,sausages and coffee or juice in the Village’s red Greenwich Barn from 10am to noon. Breakfast: $5.00 

A maple-themed pop-up shop will offer a selection of New England maple products from Ben's Sugar Shack, Wood’s Vermont Syrup Company and Fuller’s Sugarhouse. Items featured this year include maple sugar, candies, jelly beans, taffy, sprinkles, as well as traditional and gourmet syrups. New in the shop are miniature “nip” bottles, full-size decorative bottles and flavors such as Ghost Pepper Maple Syrup, Vanilla Bean Maple Syrup, Rum Barrel Aged Maple Syrup and Smoked Maple Syrup.