J. N. Webster Scout Reservation
231 Ashford Center Rd, Ashford, CT 06278
Sweeten Your Day at the JNW Maple Sugar Festival!
FULL Hearty Pancake Brunch will be served
Did you know maple sugar season in Connecticut runs from late February through March? Cold nights and sunny days make the magic happen, producing the sap that becomes delicious maple syrup.
Join us for this annual rite of spring and experience the process firsthand! Enjoy hands-on activities, a hearty pancake brunch, and interactive displays that show how local sugar makers turn sap into liquid gold.
Celebrate tradition, taste the sweetness, and make memories with us at the JNW Maple Sugar Festival!
This event is open to the public; registration is required.
$15.00 Per Person
(Children Under 4 Years of Age are Free)
June Norcross Webster's
Maple Syrup Production Program
Come help, learn and have the opportunity to earn a unique JNW Maple Syrup Patch.
We are looking for units to assist with maple syrup production, which runs from February to mid-March.
Classes & participation will depend on age & time in the season. Scouts may learn how to tap, run lines, boil syrup, and more.
Our Maple Festival is the 3rd weekend in March. With maple syrup production, demonstrations, a pancake breakfast, games, and much more. JNW's own maple syrup will be for sale. Come be a part of this exciting, educational New England tradition! (See Above).
For information on our educational program & demonstrations please contact:
Tom Sorrell
tomhf@hotmail.com
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Purchase Our Premium Maple Syrup!
Currently our maple syrup is available at our June Norcross Webster Trading Post, located on the top floor of the Perry building, while supplies last.
Maple Syrup will be available for purchase at our Maple Sugar Festival.
To order syrup in advance, or to make arrangements to pick up orders of syrup at a round table, reach out to Tom Sorrell tomhf@hotmail.com (limited availability)
We may soon be offering our syrup for online ordering. Please stay tuned.
About
Tom brought his evaporator to the camp in 2019. It was set up in the blacksmith shop at the camp. The first year, there were 113 total taps into the old-fashioned metal buckets. The program continued to grow through the years. Sap tubing was added to the program the next year. In 2024, two vacuum pumps were added to the program. The current program has approximately 300 total taps.
The current sugarhouse was built in 2023 by the Friends of Webster. Many thanks to the Friends of Webster for supporting the maple syrup program. We are members of the Maple Syrup Producers of Connecticut.
Special recognitions
We are currently one of 13 recognized bird-friendly maple producers in Connecticut.
Tom Sorrell is one of the Eastern Region District Directors for Connecticut maple sugar producers.
CT Maple
Maple Managed for Birds
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