Maple Days at Old Sturbridge Village

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Venue:	Old Sturbridge Village
Hours:	9:30-4:00 p.m.
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Arts & Culture

For many at Old Sturbridge Village, the first whiff of spring isn't the aroma of spring flowers - it's the smell of wood smoke and maple syrup, a sure sign that the sap is rising and spring is on the way.

On weekend days in March, see maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century rural New England in OSV's working sugar camp.

See the entire sugar-making process, from tapping the trees to 'sugaring off,' and learn why maple sugar was more commonly used than maple syrup in early New England.

Costumed historians will also cook period foods made with maple products by the hearth at the Village’s Freeman Farm.

And 'Indian Doctress' Molly Geet will once again join us to tell Native American maple sugar stories and lead 'Walks with the Indian Doctress.' Molly's tales, 'Sogalikiosos: Maple Sugar Moon Stories' and 'Fur Mittens and Showshoes,' illustrate how maple sugaring is one of the rare American agricultural processes that was not an import from European colonial methods, but rather was indigenous to the North American continent and was taught to European settlers by the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes.

COST

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Regular Daytime Admission Rates(subject to change without notice)Adults: $24.00Seniors (65 and over): $22.00Youths (3-17): $8.00Children under age 3: FreeMembers: Free

WEBSITE

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www.osv.org/activities_events/event_calendar_more.html?ID=670&DateID=1892

LOCATION

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Route 20, Sturbridge, MA map
Phone: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village outdoor history museum is located on [Route 20] in Sturbridge, Massachusetts and is easily accessible by car from [I-84] and the Massachusetts Turnpike [I-90].

GPS
Find Old Sturbridge Village as a point of interest or use the physical address:
40 Stallion Hill Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566

By Bus or Train
Amtrak, Peter Pan and Greyhound are serving the city of Worcester. Red Cab Taxi is available from the train or bus station to transport you to Sturbridge, MA.

By Air
Old Sturbridge Village is easily accessible from Logan International Airport in Boston, TF Green in Rhode Island, Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, Worcester Regional Airport or Southbridge Municipal Airport. Rental cars and limousine services are available from these airports.

Parking
FREE parking is available at our museum.