On Saturday, February 21, 2026, a hearty band of West Geauga Kiwanians ventured out in the cold to check out how the maple syrup was being collected and made into the delicious topping for your pancakes, starting March 1, 2026, at the West Geauga High School.

Sugar Creek Farms, in Middlefield, hosted our group and gave us an educational tour of their property and production facility. The process of collecting and distilling the volume of syrup produced was truely impressive. The amount of wood used to fire their furnaces was also evident all around Sugar Creek.

Thank you to the staff of Sugar Creek for taking the time to show us around. Also thanks to Kiwanian Bart Alcorn of Eddy Fruit Farm for arranging this tour.