REGION — What’s your attitude toward maple syrup?

If you, like so many others, are a fan, then check out these maple-related offerings in March.

New York State

Maple Weekend in New York takes place on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19; and again on March 25 and 26.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, farms across the state host tours of their sugarhouses. “Experience firsthand the production of pure, mouth-watering maple syrup,” organizers wrote on Facebook recently. Admission is free to the family-friendly event.

Learn more at nysmaple.com.

These are local sugarmakers according to the site; give them a call and see if a tour is possible or if syrup is available.

Andersen’s Maple Farm, 845/887-4817, andersensmaplefarm@gmail.com

Catskill Mountain Sugar House, 845/985-7815, info@catskillmountainsugarhouse.com

Justus Asthalter Maple Syrup, 845/292-8569, justusmaple@gmail.com

And don’t forget Diehl Homestead Farm. Follow them on Facebook and watch the syrup boil. 845/482-5047, diehlsmaplesyrup@yahoo.com or find the farm on Facebook at Diehl Homestead Farm.

At Sullivan Catskills, you can find businesses that sell local maple syrup and maple-infused products. Visit sullivancatskillshop.com/collections/drink-up.

Pennsylvania

The Northeastern PA Maple Producers’ 2023 self-guided maple tour kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19. It finishes at 4 p.m.

There’s no charge to take the tour.

This year, according to a page at waynecountypa.gov, the tour features eight local maple producers at stops throughout the area: Burke’s Maple Farm, Streamside Maple, Journey’s End Farm, George Boudman and Tom Hollister, Tom Nebzydoski,  North Harford Maple, Shemanski Maple Syrup, and Lake Russell Maple. Stop by one, two, three or all eight to see the process of turning sap into syrup.

You can buy local maple syrup and maple products as well.

Download the brochure and map at waynecountypa.gov/645/Maple-Tour.

And don’t forget pancake breakfasts! The weekend offers the following:

March 18

Damascus—8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Damascus Community Center, 60 Conklin Hill Rd. The cost for adults is $12, and for children aged 12 and under, the cost is $6.

Newfoundland—8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Newfoundland Moravian Church, 982 Main St. The cost for adults is $10, and for children aged 10 and under, the cost is $6.

March 19

Pleasant Mount—8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Costello Monahan Brown American Legion, 395 Great Bend Tpk. The cost for adults is $14, and for children aged 12 and under the cost is $7.

The tour is coordinated by the Northeastern PA Maple Producers Association in partnership with the Wayne Conservation District and Penn State Extension – Wayne County.

For more information, call Trevor Tochydlowski of the Wayne Conservation District at 570/253-0930.