Maine businesses open for maple syrup Sunday

Aroostook County

. Bridgewater – Bradbury’s Sugar House, 202 Boot Foot Road, open 1-5 p.m., maple syrup, candy, cream and sugar, sugar house tours, candy on the snow, 425-7933, bradbury@ainop.com

Knox County

. Appleton – Rock Maple Acres, Route 105, Burkettville Road, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., oxen-drawn wagon rides through maple orchard, maple syrup over ice cream, coffee and drinks served, 845-2865, mspockets@msn.com

. Rockport – Conway Homestead, Cramer Museum, Route 1, Camden-Rockport line, open 1-4 p.m., traditional “sugaring-off” party at 1820 sugarhouse on grounds of the homestead, Robert Hall discusses 19th century maple sugaring, maple sundaes, muffins, waffles and beverages for sale, 236-2257, crmuseum@midcoast.com, www.mint.net/~chmuseum.

. Union – Freyenhagen Family Farm, 51 Wottons Mill Road, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., sample maple syrup on ice cream, demonstration of syrup-making process, 785-4559.

Penobscot County

. Charleston – G & M Maple Products, Route 11 from Corinth, left on Highview Christian, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., pancakes with syrup, 285-3011.

. Corinth – Preble’s Sugar House, West Corinth Road, 1.8 miles out, open all day March 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 24, samples of syrup and maple sundaes, demonstrations of syrup-making process, maple candy, 285-3682, Preblesugarhouse@aol.com.

. East Holden – Lucerne Maple Products, Route 46 south from Route 1A, 1.5 miles on right, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., sample maple syrup, baked beans and other goodies made with maple syrup, sugarbush tours, demonstration of syrup-making process, 843-5738, lucerneMP@PeoplePC.com.

. Millinocket – The Sugar Shack, Lake Road, behind Northern Timber Cruisers clubhouse, open 1-4 p.m., sample maple syrup over ice cream and other maple goodies, sugarbush tours, 746-3780, allenrl@midmaine.com.

. Newburgh – Nutkin Knoll Farm & Sugar Works, south of Route 9 on Chapman Road, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., sample fresh syrup and maple candy, sugar-bush tours, demonstration of syrup-making process, 234-7268, 888-868-8546, nutkin@uninets.net.

Piscataquis County

. Abbot – Breakneck Ridge Farm, north on Route 15, sharp left turn onto Blanchard Road in Monson, right turn before deer farm after 5 miles, watch for signs, open 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 997-3922, fallow@kynd.net.

. Dover-Foxcroft – Bob’s Sugarhouse, 142 East Main St., sample maple syrup on ice cream, mini pancakes, maple baked beans and minimuffins, demonstration of syrup-making process and maple sugaring video, sap line tours, maple breakfast 7-10 a.m. at Dover-Foxcroft Fire Station, also open March 23, 564-2145, bob@mainemaplesyrup.com, www.mainemaplesyrup.com.

. Shirley – Baker’s Maple Syrup, Squaw Mountain Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 24, sample maple syrup, also sugar-bush tours, call ahead to be sure they’re boiling, 695-2460.

Waldo County

. Freedom – Sugar Mountain Maple Farms, Route 137 to N. Palermo Road, second on left from Route 137, open 9 a.m. to dark, samples of maple products, demonstration of syrup-making process, free ice cream, doughnuts and coffee, 382-3016, acer2500@aol.com, www.sugarmtn.maplefarms.com.

. Lincolnville – Heal’s Sugar House, 144 Heal Road, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., observe sap gathering and boiling, sample maple syrup on biscuits, Also, maple ice cream and maple tea, 763-3150, thecook@healssugarhouse.com, www.healssugarhouse.com.

. Monroe – Weaver’s Bakery, Route 139, Weaver Road, open 8 a.m.-4 p.m., tour through sugarhouse, show how boiling, bottling syrup is done, 525-3014.