
Are you looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day! What better way, than showing our appreciation for something amazing and sweet that the Earth provides for us…..Maple Syrup!!!!

Maple syrup was first collected and used by the indigenous peoples of North America. The practice was adopted by European settlers, who gradually refined production methods. The Canadian province of Quebec is by far the largest producer, responsible for about three-quarters of the world’s output. Vermont is the largest producer in the United States, generating about 5.5 percent of the global supply-“Wikipedia“.
Did you know that Ohio is a large producer of Maple syrup? Ohio doesn’t have the sweet reputation of, say, Vermont, but it’s still one of the leading producers of maple syrup. Few promises of the coming spring are as sweet as that of maple syrup. And Ohio is one of the few places that can make that promise.

Maple syrup is produced in North America, and only in the northeastern and Great Lakes regions, where conditions are perfect for turning the sap of sugar maple trees into golden deliciousness-(Columbus, Dispatch)
“The Maple Festival was founded in 1926 in an attempt to market Ohio syrup in competition with Vermont syrup. The Geauga County News announced that Chardon was “Going to treat the general public to a good old fashioned maple sugar eat.” The Even featured free dishes of maple syrup, a sugar camp, tapped trees, and ox team gathering sap, and a maple products display. Festival Planners expected 5,000 vistors and worried over the April ice storm. Over 15,000 people attended, and now the festival is an annual tradition.-Geauga County, Maple Festival Official Website”
The 85th Annual Maple Festival begins today!
April 24-27th
This annual event is FREE to the public and the only cost is for the rides given for family enjoyment, listed below:
Maple Festival Ride Info
Premium Events Lisko Amusements
Wristbands and individual ticket sales are available every day.
The cost for a wristband is:
• Thursday $15: 4pm to 10pm.
• Friday / Saturday: $15: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then $15: 4 p.m. to 11pm.
• Sunday: $20: 11 a.m. to 7pm.
Individual Tickets are sold for $1 each and are valid every day
FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
From the ‘Sheetz Plaza’ to the Square
Saturday – 9am to 9pm and Sunday – 9am to 6pm
Maple Festival Schedule of Events : 2014
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**Schedule is Weather Permitting** |
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WHEN |
WHAT |
WHERE |
4/24/2014 |
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12:00 PM |
Official Opening Of Concessions |
Chardon Square |
4:00 PM |
Rides Open |
Chardon Square |
7:00 PM |
Barbershop Quartet & Cowboy Poetry |
Preston Superstore Stage |
10:00 PM |
Festival Closed |
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4/25/2014 |
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8:00 AM |
Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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10:00 AM |
Rides And Concessions Open |
Chardon Square |
10:00 AM |
Loretta Mae Holmes Maple Celebration |
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1:00 PM |
Paul Kovac And Friends |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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7:00 PM |
Big In Japan |
Preston Superstore Stage |
11:00 PM |
Festival Closed |
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4/26/2014 |
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8:00 AM |
Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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10:00 AM |
Rides And Concessions Open |
Chardon Square |
10:00 AM |
Arts & Crafts Show |
Park Elementary School |
10:00 AM |
Invitational Lumberjack Competition |
North end of Chardon Square |
11:00 AM |
Swifty The Clown |
Roaming Entertainment |
11:00 AM |
Kiddie Tractor Pull |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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11:00 AM |
Jasmine Dragons |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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1:00 PM |
Chardon Polka Band |
Preston Superstore Stage |
3:00 PM |
Grand Parade Grand Marshal: Aggie Sojka Sperry
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Chardon Square |
4:00 PM |
Introduction Of Visiting Queens & Dignitaries
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Preston Superstore Stage |
5:00 PM |
Pancake Eating Contest |
Preston Superstore Stage |
7:00 PM |
Karaoke Contest |
Preston Superstore Stage |
11:00 PM |
Festival Closed |
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4/27/2014 |
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8:00 AM |
Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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8:00 AM |
One Mile Sap Run |
Chardon Square |
8:30 AM |
Five Mile Sap Run |
Chardon Square |
10:00 AM |
Tug ‘O War |
South end of Chardon Square |
11:00 AM |
Rides And Concessions Open |
Chardon Square |
11:00 AM |
Arts & Crafts Show |
Park Elementary School |
11:00 AM |
Bathtub Races |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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12:00 PM |
Invitational Lumberjack Competition/Finals |
North end of Chardon Square |
12:30 PM |
Maple Syrup Auction |
Preston Superstore Stage |
1:45 PM |
Photo Contest Winners |
Preston Superstore Stage |
2:30 PM |
Beard & Mustache Contest |
Preston Superstore Stage |
3:00 PM |
Grand Parade – Grand Marshal: Jeff Tanchak
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Chardon Square |
4:30 PM |
Introduction Of Queens & Dignitaries |
Preston Superstore Stage |
7:00 PM |
Festival Ends, See You On April 23rd, 2015!
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Enjoy!
HAPPY FRREEEE HUNTING!
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