Fun in the park doesn’t get much more family friendly than this free celebration now in its 34th year!

Festivities on three Sundays – March 1, 8 and 15, 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.

In the toasty lodge with its large crackling fireplace, also find free maple treats and live music by The Mr. Haney String Band on March 8, and The Woodpeckers on March 15. Swine Creek Reservation is also a featured stop on two drive-it-yourself tours on March 8 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: the Ohio Maple Producers’ Maple Madness Tour and the Maple Producers of Northeast Ohio’s “How Sweet It Is” Drive-It-Yourself.

Tour maps with complete lists of participating sugar houses are available at ohiomaple.org and mpneoh.com.

For more on Geauga Park District offerings, please call 440-286-9516 or visit Geauga Park District online via www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.