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This Ontario park known for its floating boardwalks has a maple syrup festival

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It’s that time of year! maple syrup season, of course.

In Ontario, maple syrup season usually begins in March and goes until mid-April, the perfect time to tap for the syrup. The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, known for its floating boardwalks through the marsh, is getting in on the fun by holding a maple syrup experience this spring – and we have the details.

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The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is located on 3,000 acres of Provincially Significant Wetlands and woodlands in Tay, Ontario in the Heart of Georgian Bay.

The boardwalks through the marsh are one of the main attractions. Some people even get married along them!

According to the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, The Sweetwater Harvest Festival is their biggest special event of the year running on March 23rd and 24th.

This festival has no shortage of festivities! Here are some of the things guests can look forward to:

Wandering through the Sugar Bush
Sugar Shack demonstrations to see how sap is turned into liquid gold
An open fire (weather permitting) to roast Bannock on a stick
Games
An Indigenous storyteller
Make and take craft station
Birds of Prey Field with owls, hawks and eagles
Forested trails and the boardwalk to see the marsh stir to life after a long winter’s nap
Local maple syrup and honey for purchase

Before you head to Wye Marsh, guests can also check out the other nearby site, Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons.

Tickets get you into both areas with Sainte-Marie holding various activities as well including:

Indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts
Tastings of delicious cornbread in the cookhouse
Historical costumes in the Shoemaker/Tailor’s workshop to try on
Games
Clay pot-making
Corn husk doll making

Early bird tickets are available from now until March 18th at 4:00 PM and start at $15.94 per adult, $12.34 per students and seniors and free for children under three.

Regular tickets will be available from March 18th – 24th and are priced at $21.97 per adult, per student or senior $18.35 and free for children under three.

Sweetwater Harvest Festival

When: March 23rd & 24th from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (last admission at 2:30 PM)
Where: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, 16160 Highway 12 East, Midland, ON
Cost: $15.94 – 21.97 per ticket