Rogers Environmental Education Center will hold its Maple Magic Weekend Celebration March 28 and 29 at the center in Sherburne.
According to a Rogers news release, the event will be led by Friends of Rogers staff, as well as three students from Colgate University who are volunteering this season.
The Chenango County Historical Society will provide information on the history of maple sugaring in Central New York, along with details about the Maple Sugar Heritage Collaboration that brought the Sugarshack to Rogers Center. The Sugarshack opened for operation in February of 2025 during Rogers’ Winter Living Celebration.
New York state is celebrating Maple Weekends the last two weekends in March, and this will be the inaugural Maple Weekend event at Rogers Center, the release stated.
“We hope other people will come out to support and spend some quality time at the Sugarshack. We can’t wait to see you there,” said Simon Romano, a Colgate student volunteer from Arlington, Virginia. The Maple Magic Weekend Celebration will run from 1noon to 3 p.m. both days.
The evaporator will be in operation in the Sugarshack, which will be open for syrup samples and educational demonstrations of the Indigenous and colonial methods of maple sugaring. The event will also feature live acoustic music with traditional maple folk songs, according to the release.
“The Sugarshack building and operation has been collaborative with so many community partners like the Chenango County Historical Society, DCMO Boces, the DEC, and Clear Path for Veterans,” said Ariah Mitchell, educator and communications lead for Friends of Rogers. “We’re thankful to have volunteers to help lead events where the community that helped us build this program can be truly involved in the beloved art of making maple syrup.”