Highland County Maple Festival March 13, 2009

Take a step back in time to Highland County, "Virginia's Switzerland." Travel back roads and mountain byways to the annual Highland Maple Festival. Held on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of March, the Maple Festival has been an annual event in Highland County, Virginia, since 1958. Each year, thousands of visitors are drawn to this unspoiled, rural region of Virginia to celebrate the "opening" of the trees and observe the process of maple syrup-making. Sugar camp tours provide a unique and educational experience that portrays a rapidly vanishing way of American life.

Visit McDowell for Buckwheat Pancakes (Ruritans), BBQ Chicken, Ham and Trout Dinners (McDowell Fire Dept.). Head to any of the numerous Sugar Camps scattered throughout the county. See how syrup is processed from maple sap to syrup! Continue through Monterey for many other crafts, foods.

For more information, visit some of the following sites:
www.McDowellFire.com
www.highlandcounty.org/maple.htm

Official Website: http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=39021