Geauga Park District
The park district’s annual Sap’s-a-Risin’ celebration returns to Swine Creek Reservation in Middlefield...
For more information and registration, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.
How Sweet It Is!
The park district’s annual Sap’s-a-Risin’ celebration returns to Swine Creek Reservation in Middlefield.
Festivities on three Sundays – Feb. 25, March 3 and March 10, all from noon to 4 p.m. – include sap-gathering in the sugarbush with a horse-drawn sap sled, sugar house tours with sample tastes of fresh syrup, and historical stations with costumed interpreters displaying and demonstrating maple sugaring methods from prehistoric to modern day. Plus, visit Swine Creek Lodge to warm up with free maple treats and live music featuring the Oak Island Skunk Jumpers on Feb. 25, Mr. Haney String Band on March 3, and The Real Deal String Band on March 10.
Swine Creek Reservation is a featured stop on two drive-it-yourself tours on March 3 and 10: the Ohio Maple Producers’ Maple Madness Tour and the local Northeast Ohio Maple Tour. Tour maps with complete lists of participating sugar houses are available at ohiomaple.org and mpneoh.com.
Call For Entries: Nature Writing Contest
Geauga Park District is now accepting entries into its 29th annual Nature Writing Contest – nature-inspired poetry and prose by creative writers of any age.
Download a contest application from the park district website under News & Updates or pick one up at The West Woods Nature Center, Big Creek Park’s Meyer Center or any in-county library.
Entries must be received by Earth Day, April 22, to qualify. Age categories in both poetry and prose are adult ages 18 and older, adolescent ages 12-17 and child ages 11 and under.
Upon winning, writers earn cash prizes; an invitation to a special winner’s celebration July 9 at Claridon Woodlands; publication in the park district’s winners chapbook and park district website; and naming in the park district’s summer activity guide.
Last year’s contest attracted a record-breaking 222 entries. Questions? Email Sandy at sward@geaugaparkdistrict.org .
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