Come Experience Thurman!

Experience the Sweetest Time of the Year!

Every spring, the sap flows, and Thurman comes alive with the sweet scent of maple syrup. Join us for three weekends of family-friendly fun, delicious maple treats, and unique Adirondack experiences.
Join us for three weekends of maple magic in the Adirondacks. Explore sugarhouses, sample fresh maple treats, and enjoy family-friendly activities.
MARCH 15 & 16
MARCH 22 & 23
MARCH 29 & 30

Celebrate in the
Maple Capital of NY

What To Expect

Step into the heart of Thurman’s maple tradition with guided tours at our local sugarhouses. See firsthand how sap is collected and transformed into pure Adirondack maple syrup. From traditional wood-fired evaporators to modern equipment, each farm offers a unique perspective.

Indulge your taste buds with maple-infused delights! Enjoy pancake breakfasts, maple donuts, maple chili, and more at participating farms. Don’t forget to sample and shop for pure maple syrup, maple cream, and candies to take home.

Bring the whole family to enjoy wagon rides, hands-on activities, and farm animal encounters. Take part in scavenger hunts, crafts, and live demonstrations that will keep kids and adults entertained all day long.

Farm Tours, Hay Rides, Maple Samples
Vendor and Craft Fairs
And so much more!!
Wooden shelves displaying various spice jars.

Maple Craft Show & Vendor Market

Two people working in a smoky room with fire.

Hands-On Maple Experiences

People inside a maple syrup production facility.

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Meet Our 2025 Locations

Toad Hill Maple Farm in snowy landscape

Toad Hill Maple Farm

137 Charles Olds Rd., Athol, NY 12810
Take a wagon ride through the sugar bush, sample maple treats, and see how sap transforms into liquid gold in their state-of-the-art sugarhouse.
Rustic cabin for maple syrup in snowy woods.

Mud Street Maple

269 Mud St, Athol, NY 12810
Enjoy fresh maple donuts, walkin’ waffles, and maple chili by the fire pit! Take a tour of the sugarhouse and watch sap transform into syrup using traditional methods.
Maple farm with snowy landscape and steam rising

Valley Road Maple

190 Valley Rd, Warrensburg, NY 12885
Start your day with a pancake breakfast, 9AM-1PM, then explore the sugarhouse where syrup fills the air with its sweet aroma. Sample fresh maple treats and take home a taste of the Adirondacks!
Snow-covered wooden cabin in winter forest

Candy Mountain Maple

2 Don Potter Rd, Athol, NY 12810
Visit the region’s only USDA Organic-certified maple farm! Take a guided tour led by retired environmental chemists and learn about the science behind maple syrup.
Rustic maple farm shack in snowy woods.

Hidden Hollow Maple

312 Dippikill Rd. Warrensburg, NY 12885
Family-run for over 40 years, this sugarhouse still wood-fires its syrup the old-fashioned way. Sample pure and flavored maple syrups, confections, and unique maple-infused goods.
Child petting a pony outside red barn

Nettle Meadow & The Kemp

484 S. Johnsburg Rd. Thurman, NY 12885
Meet rescued farm animals, enjoy self-guided sanctuary tours, and taste award-winning artisan cheeses with maple-inspired pairings like warm pumpkin soup and maple chevre.
Children crafting with colorful mosaic tiles.

Martin's Lumber & Crafts

280 Valley Rd, Warrensburg, NY 12885
Discover Adirondack artisans showcasing handmade goods, from wood carvings to handcrafted soaps. Participate in hands-on demonstrations and learn about sustainable forestry.
People enjoying drinks at artisan market

Craft Show @ Town Hall

311 Athol Rd, Athol, NY 12810
Shop a variety of handcrafted goods from local artisans—including knitwear, woodwork, jewelry, and maple-themed treats. Pick up your event directory here and plan your adventure!
Cast iron skillets and coffee grinders on wall display.

Rustic Acres Farm

107 Huber Rd, Thurman, NY 12885
Step inside a cozy Adirondack homestead, where organic jams, fresh-baked goods, and farm-raised meats are made with care. Watch maple boiling over an open fire, weather permitting!
People browsing handmade clothing in a small shop.

TEF Braids

572 High St, Athol, NY 12810
Explore a textile micro-factory where historic lace-making meets modern innovation. Browse handcrafted kitchen linens, clothing, and experimental bodywear with a unique Adirondack touch.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Planning your visit to the Thurman Maple Days? Here are answers to some of the most common questions to help you prepare for a fun and seamless experience.

General Event Information

Thurman Maple Days is a town-wide celebration of all things maple, held over three weekends in March. Visitors can tour local sugarhouses, enjoy maple treats, browse artisan crafts, and experience Adirondack farm life.

Thurman Maple Days takes place March 15 & 16, March 22 & 23, and March 29 & 30, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM each day. The event is spread across multiple locations, including maple farms, a craft fair, and specialty farm stops throughout Thurman, NY.

Yes, restrooms and food options are available at various sites. Restroom locations are marked on the event map, and each site offers a range of maple-themed food and beverages.

Thurman Maple Days is a free event! There’s no admission fee, but vendors and farms will have products available for purchase.

The best place to start is at Thurman Town Hall, where you can pick up an official event brochure, a printed map, and get recommendations on where to go.

Things to Do

Each sugarhouse offers a unique experience, but most include:

  • Tours of the maple-making process (from tree tapping to syrup bottling)
  • Maple product samples (syrup, candy, cream, etc.)
  • Hands-on activities (wagon rides, tastings, and interactive demos)
  • Shopping for farm-made maple goodies and gifts

In addition to the sugarhouses, you can also visit:

  • Martin’s Lumber – Adirondack artisan market, woodworking demos, candle-making, and sustainable forestry talks.
  • TEF Braids – Lace-making demonstrations and hands-on textile experiences.
  • Nettle Meadow & Kemp Sanctuary – Self-guided tours with nearly 100 rescue animals and award-winning cheese samples.
  • Craft Show at Thurman Town Hall – Handmade crafts, jewelry, and maple-themed gifts.

Yes, restrooms and food options are available at various sites. Restroom locations are marked on the event map, and each site offers a range of maple-themed food and beverages.

Thurman Maple Days is a free event! There’s no admission fee, but vendors and farms will have products available for purchase.

The best place to start is at Thurman Town Hall, where you can pick up an official event brochure, a printed map, and get recommendations on where to go.

Discover, Taste, and Explore

Spend your day exploring our scenic backroads, visiting farms, and enjoying a variety of activities that celebrate the best of Thurman.
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Shopping & Payment

Most locations accept credit cards, but cash is recommended.

Absolutely! All participating maple farms sell freshly made maple syrup, candy, cream, and specialty items. Some stops also offer cheese, baked goods, jams, and handcrafted gifts.

Weather & Accessibility

Yes! The event runs in all weather conditions, including snow. Dress warmly and wear boots or waterproof shoes, as some locations may be muddy or icy.  Please check Visit Thurman's Facebook page for any weather relating announcements.  

Some locations have uneven terrain, gravel driveways, or farm trails. If you have specific accessibility concerns, it’s best to call the farm or location you plan to visit in advance.

Pets are not allowed at most locations, as these are working farms with animals. Service animals are permitted.

Important Tips

  • Limited Cell Signal
  • Fill Up Before You Go
  • Bring A Cooler
  • Get A Map

Still Have A Qustion?

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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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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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.

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.
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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Snowy cabin at Hidden Hollow Maple Farm event.

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.

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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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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