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Maywood’s Flapjack Day
March 17 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Former Maywood Park Director Dave Kuckuk demonstrates a bit and brace drill to visitors at Maywood’s Flapjack Day in 2023. Photo Credit: Nick Bielski
Maywood Marks 36 Years of Flapjack Day On March 17
SHEBOYGAN, WI – On Sunday, March 17 the community is invited to celebrate maple sugaring at Maywood during the park’s 36th Annual Flapjack Day.
A pancake breakfast featuring Maywood’s own maple syrup will be served 9:30am-12:30pm. The meal includes all-you-care-to-eat pancakes and syrup and a beverage. Sausage will be available to purchase ala carte.
Visitors can also enjoy tours of the maple forest to view the sap collection process and can visit the maple sugaring house to view the evaporator and learn how maple sap becomes maple syrup. A taste of maple syrup will also be available on complimentary snow cones and maple sap tea. Family friendly lumberjack games and St. Patrick’s Day themed activities are included with the event ticket. Activities will run 9:30am-1:00pm. Spun Boutique Cotton Candy will be on site selling their locally crafted cotton candy.
Tickets for the event are $9 for ages 12 and up through March 7 and $10 for ages 12 and up after March 7. Tickets for children ages 3-11 are $5. Kids 2 and younger eat free. Tickets are available at the Maywood Ecology Center Monday-Wednesdays and Fridays 9am-4pm and Saturdays 9am-Noon. Tickets can also be purchased online by visiting https://gomaywood.org/events/flapjack-day/. Ticket sales at the door are cash only.
For additional information visit GoMaywood.org, call (920) 459-3906, or email maywood@sheboyganwi.gov. Maywood is located at 3615 Mueller Road, Sheboygan.
Ellwood H. May Environmental Park, commonly known as Maywood, is committed to its mission of fostering environmental stewardship through educational and outdoor programs designed to connect our community with the natural world. Sheboygan’s largest city-owned park includes an ecology center, hiking and cross-country ski trails, wildlife viewing areas, an arboretum, a hummingbird garden, rain garden, and the Generational Forest. The park and its trails are open to the public year-round, free of charge. The park also offers programs for schools and the public, summer camps, aquatic studies and water monitoring, astronomy observation, bicycle tours, and guided walks, nature craft workshops, and outdoor learning opportunities. Y-koda Nature School at Maywood, a 4K Sheboygan Area School District preschool option, is located in the park. Support for Maywood comes from the City of Sheboygan, public grants, and The Environmental Park Trust of Sheboygan County through voluntary donations, bequests and annual fund drives.
