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Maple syrup time at Crawford Lake Get a taste of the sweet season It may have been a mild winter to date but it is not really spring until the "sweet water" begins to run in the maple trees. Truly a season of celebration, there is no better way to celebrate maple syrup time than during Sweet Water Season at Crawford Lake Conservation Area. The park's Sweet Water Season includes many weekend, holiday and March Break activities including a special Sweet Water Day festival. Sweet Water Season runs until April 9th on weekends and holidays, and daily during March Break (March 1317), from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The highlight of the season is the special First Nations style maple demonstrations in the reconstructed Iroquoian village. Throughout the day, staff teach visitors about Iroquoian sweet water traditions and prepare fresh cornbread dripping with maple syrup for visitors to sample. Can't get enough of the sweet stuff? Visitther gift shop for tasty maple products for sale and then work it off on thebeautiful hiking trails throughout the park. Be sure to mark your calendar for Sunday, March 12, this year's Sweet Water Day festival and the main event of Crawford Lake's Sweet Water Season. The festival runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will highlight Anishinaabe artist and storyteller Aaron Bell, who will entertain visitors with performances in the Visitors Centre auditorium. Numerous maple demonstrations will run throughout the day in the Iroquoian village and visitors can take part in a discovery hunt, free crafts and much more! The cost for this special event is $6/person. Children, age 4 and under are free. Come out and celebrate Sweet Water Season at Crawford Lake Conservation Area, located on the corner of Guelph Line and Steeles Avenue, 5km south of Hwy.401. Crawford Lake is one of six Conservation Areas owned and operated by Conservation Halton. For more information on Sweet Water Season and all it has to offer, please contact Crawford Lake Conservation Area at 905-854-0234 or visit the Conservation Halton website: www.conservationhalton.on.ca