Come Experience Thurman!

Last Updated: 3/21/25

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Email Address

VisitThurman@gmail.com

Phone

518.623.4744

Our Address

PO Box 145, Athol, NY 12810

Craft shop with wooden items and textiles on display.

Maple Craft Show

Creations by Randi : Handknitted headbands and maple baked goods

Amanda Ricci : felt, wooden and vinyl items

Callie's Creations : resin earrings, bracelets, necklaces, keychains, bookmarks, silicone wristlets, trinket trays, wine stoppers

Krafts by K : suncatchers, hand crafted earrings

Mary Kenyon : knitted items

Avis Russell & Quilters : quilted items

Laura Bradway : Wooden birdhouses & feeders, totes, table runners, placemats

No. 9 Creations : incense burners, dreamcatchers

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311 Athol Rd, Athol, NY 12810
518-401-7611

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Maple Craft Show

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311 Athol Rd, Athol, NY 12810
518-401-7611

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Rustic Acres Farm

Enjoy snacks, hot coffee and tea with Todd and Flo Olden in their Adirondack homestead where organic farming is a way of life. Baked goods will be available in their rustic kitchen where the wood burning cook stove is used for cooking, heat and making jams and jellies which will also be on hand. Farm fresh eggs and USDA approved chicken raised on the farm will be for-sale.

Weather permitting: watch syrup being boiled the old fashioned way, on an open fire.

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107 Huber Rd, Thurman, NY 12885
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079444820076
518-812-4216
rusticacresfarm107@gmail.com

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TEF Braids

Join TEF Braids at Thurman Maple Days and explore the innovative textiles crafted in our micro-factory. From experimental bodywear like bras and slippers to kitchen cloths and textile composites, our designs blend heritage and modernity. Discover the artistry of lace-making machines, rummage through our creations to find a unique treasure, and learn about the rich history of lace and textile manufacturing in the Adirondacks. Experience sustainability and craftsmanship with TEF Braids and Tensengral.

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Martin's Lumber

Gary and Wini Martin invite you into their home and work-shops during Thurman Maple Days 2025 to visit with friends and neighbors who offer an array of unique Adirondack Art. Many friendships have been formed through such events and many of these artists use Martin's lumber in their art or displays.

Visit with a master gardener, getting questions answered for a successful garden this year, participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations; candle making, 3-dimensional greeting cards, wood-burning, crocheting and jewelry. Additional shopping includes Adirondack furniture, wood carvings, paintings, tinctures and hand crafted soaps and soap products.

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The artists:
Cledon Brook Creations with 3-dimensional greeting cards and more.

Ken Raisner offers hand carved birds and inlaid Adirondack furniture.

Wax ‘n’ Wix, offer a choice of shapes, colors and scents to make your own unique candle.

Alternating weekends, Pi.Rho.Dsine and Byron Estrada offer pyrography with demonstrations and art. The popular piece of Biggie Smalls continues.

Empty Nest Sun-drome Handmade Soaps and more display soaps and soap products made with health in mind and each a work of art.

Christina Smith returns with crocheted attire and crafty critters.

Talk with Ed Braley who is certified in wild mushrooms and will have his paintings and mushroom tinctures.

Master Gardener offers information for a healthy garden and answers to your gardening questions.

Visit with owner, Gary Martin who talks about sustainable forestry, tour their timber frame barn and perhaps get a hands-on demonstration of blacksmithing

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Nettle Meadow

Nettle Meadow will feature self guided tours as always with trained staff in each barn to offer stories about each of the animals. There are almost 100 friendly and fascinating farm sanctuary animals at Nettle Meadow at this time and they are all starving for attention as the long winter months bring so many fewer visitors.

We will be offering cheese samples with maple kunik cookies and offering hot pumpkin soup with maple chevre and hot maple ham and cheese sandwiches for folks to warm up with. Come try some of the best Artisan cheese in America and spend time with some of the friendliest critters in the area!

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484 South Johnsburg Road
https://www.nettlemeadow.com/farm-sanctuary
518-623-3372
cheese@nettlemeadow.com

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Hidden Hollow Maple

Hidden Hollow Maple Farm has been a family-run operation for over 40 years, dedicated to producing high-quality maple products. Traditional methods, using a wood-fired evaporator and hand-drawing syrup to ensure exceptional flavor. Visitors can explore a variety of offerings, including pure and flavored maple syrups, maple spreads, candies, snacks, and even maple-infused soaps.

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Mud Street Maple

Mud St. Maple is where family fun meets maple magic! Come by for a taste of their mouthwatering maple donuts, walkin’ waffles, and French toast sticks. Warm up with complimentary maple coffee or hot chocolate, and treat yourself to maple chili, maple hot dogs, or a maple s’more by the fire pit.

Take a tour of their sugarhouse, where you’ll see how maple sap is transformed into syrup the old-fashioned way. Mud St. Maple is all about community and deliciously unique maple experiences. Don't forget—they’ve got a porta potty for your convenience. Stop by and make memories at Mud St. Maple during Thurman Maple Days!

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Candy Mountain Maple

Candy Mountain “Makes Old-Fashioned Maple Syrup, the modern way!” Your family is invited to visit with us, and to follow Maple Sap as it completes its’ journey from the woods to the jug on your breakfast table!

Candy Mountain is the region’s only Maple Syrup Farm certified to produce USDA Organic Maple Syrup, and by New York State for our commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Food Safety! Your hosts, Mike and Ingrid, are retired environmental chemists! We love to give tours, and to teach kids about the environment and the science behind Maple Syrup. Check us out on Facebook, (Candy Mountain Maple) or on our Website: www.candymountainmaple.com, for more info, to see photos and videos of our farm, or to learn more about our commitment to STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) education. Please join us during Thurman Maple Days for a tour, a taste, and complimentary coffee and tea!

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Valley Road Maple

Start your day off right with a hearty Pancake Breakfast at Valley Road Maple Farm, featuring Oscar’s Smokehouse maple sausages and endless hot coffee. As the first signs of spring emerge, you'll see steam billowing from the sugarhouse cupola and smell the irresistible aroma of boiling maple syrup. Visitors of all ages will enjoy sap-to-syrup demonstrations, tastings of fresh sap and syrup, and even the option to walk or snowshoe through the picturesque sugarbush.

Beyond syrup, Valley Road offers a tempting array of treats like maple candy, maple cream, roasted peanuts, cotton candy, and granulated maple sugar mixes. Established in 1998, this family-run farm is steeped in history and community spirit. The tradition of their legendary pancake breakfast continues, and the farm has grown to include over 3,200 taps. Whether you come for the food, the tour, or the warm memories, Valley Road Maple Farm is a must-visit destination during Thurman Maple Days!

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190 Valley Rd, Warrensburg, NY 12885
https://www.facebook.com/valleyroadmaplefarm
518-812-3184
valleyroadmaplefarm@gmail.com

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Toad Hill Maple

Step into the rich history of Toad Hill Maple Farm, where the Galusha family has been crafting pure Adirondack maple products for over 50 years. Visit their stunning timber frame sugarhouse, featuring state-of-the-art, energy-efficient equipment, including a wood-fired evaporator, reverse osmosis system, and stainless steel tanks. Wander through nearly 900 acres of breathtaking timberland, with more than 3,000 sugar maples contributing to their incredible products.

Take a wagon ride over a timber frame-covered bridge and deep into the sugar bush to see the entire process of turning sap into liquid gold. Sample a variety of handcrafted treats, from maple cream and candies to unique offerings like bourbon barrel-aged syrup, maple frosted nuts, caramel corn, cotton candy, and granola. The farm store is a treasure trove of maple-infused delights and unique gifts, including handcrafted ceramic mugs and syrup pitchers. Experience the magic of maple at Toad Hill!

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