March 5, 2026
Celebrate Maple Season at The Wild Center
Family Friendly Events Include Pancake Brunch, Sugar Shack Tours & Community Maple Program
Tupper Lake, N.Y. –The Wild Center is welcoming the community to celebrate maple season and take part in one of the Adirondacks’ sweetest traditions. With maple programming every weekend in March, special events during New York State Maple Weekends (March 21–22 and 28–29), and the Community Maple Program continuing through March and April, visitors and residents can experience this North Country tradition in multiple ways.
The celebration's highlight is the Maple Pancake Brunch at The Wild Center on March 21 from 10 am to 12 pm, featuring live pancake art demonstrations. Watch staff artists transform pancake batter into intricate designs, bringing visitors’ creations to life on the griddle. Enjoy maple trivia, giveaways, and friendly pancake art competitions while indulging in a fresh, artist-designed pancake. This special event is included with the cost of admission (one pancake per person, as time and supplies allow).
The Waterside Café will serve hearty pancake breakfasts featuring Tupper Tapper Maple Syrup produced at The Wild Center, available for an additional cost. Admission is not required to dine at the café.
One of the first programs of its kind in the state, The Community Maple Program invites local residents to tap maple trees in their own yards and contribute sap to the collective syrup-making process during March and April. Participants within a five-mile radius of The Wild Center receive tapping assistance and equipment, with 70% of the syrup produced from their sap returned to them. Email maple@wildcenter.org for more information.
In addition, Maple Sugaring: Drop-in Discovery programs will take place on Saturdays and Sundays in March from 1–2 pm. Guests can get hands-on with one of the North Country’s oldest traditions, explore the science behind sugaring, and sample fresh maple syrup. The program is free for members or included with admission.
“Maple sugaring is both a science and a community tradition,” said Jen Tremblay Moore, Marketing & Communications Manager at The Wild Center. “From weekend discovery programs to our Community Maple Project, we’re inviting people not just to learn about maple season, but to actively participate in it.”
For more information on how to experience the Adirondack tradition of maple sugaring this spring, visit www.wildcenter.org/maple.
The Wild Center’s maple programming is supported through a Market New York grant awarded by Empire State Development and I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of Tourism, and also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
About The Wild Center
Located in Tupper Lake, NY, The Wild Center uses science-based experiences, exhibits and programs to open new ways to look into the relationship that people have with nature and to promote environmental best practices. A 54,000-square-foot facility, The Wild Center features outdoor space, live animals, and its popular Wild Walk, an elevated trail across the Adirondack treetops. In 2024, they were named the nation's best science museum in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
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