February 29 & March 1, 2020 • March 7 & 8, 2020
(County Wide)
Headquarters at the
Parke County 4-H Fairgrounds
• Visit Maple Syrup Camps
• Tour our 31 Covered Bridges
• Dine on Sausage & Pancakes
• Browse through Unique Shops
• Stay in a local Inn, Motel or Bed & Breakfast
Call 765-569-5226 For Maple Fair Festival Information
MAPLE FACTS
• A maple tree is usually at least 30 years old and 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped
• Each tap will yield an average of 10 gallons of sap per season; that yields about one quart of syrup
• The maple season may last 8 to 10 weeks, but sap flow is heaviest for about 10 to 20 days.
• The harvest season ends with the coming of spring’s warm nights and the first stages of bud development of the trees.
• It takes one gallon of syrup to produce eight pounds of candy or sugar.
• 30-50 gallons of sap are evaporated to make one gallon of syrup.
• A gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds.
• The sugar content of sap averages 2.5%, while the sugar content of the syrup is 66.5%
Pure maple syrup is nature’s sweetest gift. It is a natural food product with a history reaching back over the centuries.
Smiley’s Sugar Camp Owned by the family of Ruth Smiley for five generations. The Smiley Camp has approximately 500 taps.
Sweet Water “The Sugar Bush Woods” Jim & Gayle Meece purchased their farm from his mother in 1980. They have approximately 2,500 taps on site.
Williams & Teague Sugar Camp The Williams and Teague families merged in 1979. They have approximately 800 taps. Their maple syrup is distributed nationwide.
Foxworthy’s Sugar Camp Started operation in 1954 on land they purchased in 1950. To date they have approximately 2,000 taps.
Call 765-569-5226
For Maple Fair Festival Information
