Maple Syrup Festival Tickets On Sale (Announcement)

By Hartman Reserve Nature Center

Each year at trees are tapped, sap is collected, and syrup is cooked in preparation for Maple Syrup Festival, which has become a spring tradition.

The two day event will be held on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 at Hartman Reserve Nature Center (657 Reserve Drive, Cedar Falls) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets at the door are $8 adult and $5 youth (3-12 years old, ages 2 and under free). Save $1 per ticket when purchased in advance February 1 through March 2. Tickets may be purchased at Hartman Reserve or by calling (319) 277-2187.

The Friends of Hartman Reserve’s Maple Syrup Festival features an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with REAL maple syrup collected from Hartman Reserve’s maple trees, sausage, Starbucks coffee, and butter and milk, provided by . The event, sponsored by , will feature the flapjack flipping talents of Chris Cakes, live maple syrup processing demonstrations, and a raffle with great prizes; like a kayak from CrawDaddy Outdoors and bike from and the Cedar Valley Association for Soft Trails!

All proceeds from the event support Hartman Reserve’s mission: “Hartman Reserve Nature Center is dedicated to understanding our environment through education, recreation and community involvement and to the stewardship of a unique natural area.”

For more information, call (319) 277-2187 or visit www.hartmanreserve.org.