The Step Outdoors Winter Outings Series continues this Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the Potter-Tioga Maple Producers 19th Annual Maple Weekend, including the Maple Weekend Open House at Hills Creek State Park this Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Maple Weekend Open House at Hills Creek is This Saturday, March 18
Bring the whole family to Hills Creek State Park between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. this Saturday, March 18 for the Maple Weekend Open House. Free and open to the public, the one-day open house is being held in conjunction with the Potter-Tioga Maple Producers 19th Annual Maple Weekend. The park is in Charleston Township, seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Tioga County. The park’s address is 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901. 
 
At Hills Creek, plan to spend 45 minutes to experience what each maple station has to offer. At the park’s sugarhouse, located near the beach parking area and large pavilion, visitors can find out how to ‘tap’ into this natural resource in their own backyards, see how pure maple syrup is processed from tree to table and taste the finished product.
 
Learn how to identify maple trees, how to tap them and collect sap, how the finished product is made and about the history of maple syrup making.
 
Large groups should contact the park by calling 570-724-4246 weekdays to schedule a private tour either on Maple Weekend or on a different date in-season as schedules and Mother Nature allows. 
 
For more information about the open house, call Hills Creek State Park at 570-724-4246. 
 
19th Annual Maple Weekend is This Saturday and Sunday, March 18 & 19
The Potter-Tioga Maple Producers 19th Annual Maple Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19. The 23 participating maple producers in Tioga and Potter counties will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. To download the 19th Annual Maple Weekend brochure, which includes directions to each producer’s location and the type of maple products they will have available for purchase, visit www.pamaple.com.

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