Events

Upcoming events

• Sugarbush Trail Hikes

  • Start
    March 06, 2010
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    March 27, 2010
  •  
    04:00 PM
  • Location
    Blandford Nature Center

  Saturdays throughout March, come experience Blandford's popular maple syrup-making festival! Learn about traditional and contemporary means of maple syrup making! From tapping to bottling to sampling this all-natural treat, Blandford's Sugarbush Festival is an exciting time to get in touch with the natural world. Guided tours through the Blandford Sugarbush Trail leave regularly throughout the day.
  $3/person
  
  

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• Sugarbush Festival & Pancake Breakfast

  • Start
    March 27, 2010
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    08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    C.A. Frost Elementary School & Blandford Nature Center

  Come join us in enjoying the freshly tapped and bottled maple syrup made right here at Blandford! We’ll be hosting the pancake breakfast at CA Frost, right next door, then hosting more festivities at Blandford. Take a walk through the Sugarbush trail to learn more about the process and visit our historical buildings. Breakfast runs from 8am to noon; Festival runs from 9am to 4pm.
  

  
  

  $10 adults

  $8 seniors

  $5 kids 1-12

  Festival only - $5/person (2 and under free)

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• Ranger Steve's Family Nature Programs

  • Start
    April 14, 2010
  •  
    07:00 PM
  • Location
    United Methodist Church at 104 S Main St, Cedar Springs, MI 49319

  Blandford is co-hosting this series with Ranger Steve, the Howard Christensen Nature Center, and the Wittenbach/Wege Agri-Science and Environmental Education Center.
  All programs begin at 7pm, with pizza offered at 6pm (free will offering).
  
  
  

  Wildflowers      

  Wildflower natural history includes biological and ecological adaptations for survival in habitats. Colorful pictures show plant parts with little known secrets for survival.

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