AUGUSTA – March 16 is set as Maple Sunday at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Activities on the schedule from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. include syrup making in the sap house the old-fashioned way, sleigh rides, ice cream with maple syrup, hot chocolate and coffee, state tourist officials say.

Information: Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, Livermore 04253, telephone (207) 897-4366, e-mail norlands}norlands.org. On the Net: www.norlands.org.

Maine Maple Sunday is scheduled for March 23, when a larger group of maple sugar makers around the state open the doors of their sugarhouses for the public to join in their rite of spring – making maple syrup.

Visitors can learn firsthand how 40 gallons of maple sap is turned into 1 gallon of maple syrup. Most sugarhouses offer free tasting, and many offer other attractions, including pancakes or ice cream with syrup, sugarbush tours, and sleigh or wagon rides.