Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival

Since 1958, this village has tapped the maples lining its own streets - some 2,000 pails and spiles set each February, with kids hauling sap buckets alongside the adults - to make the syrup for its own festival. What began as a one-day pancake dinner producing 125 gallons now serves 9,000 meals over three days, with retirees turning out two and a half tons of sausage the Saturday before, and every dollar still goes back into parks and summer programs for Shepherd's kids.

Dates

Last full weekend of April

Town

Shepherd, Michigan

Venue

Downtown Shepherd, Wright Ave between Chippewa & 1st Sts, MI

Price

Free entry (meals/rides ticketed; free shuttle)

Type

Harvest