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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, March 6, 2013 | 20 Sweet outings for March Break As the days get longer and the sun gets stronger, a centuries-long tradition which celebrates the first agricultural crop of the year is unfolding across the province. Maple Syrup season ties in with the more modern tradition of March Break with local sugar bushes offering activities. As the daytime temperature rises, the maple trees are tapped, sap collected and then simmered to produce the world-renowned food. It's easy to tap into maple syrup production demonstrations in the Oakville area. Listed below are some that are operating during March Break, March 9 to 17 and beyond. Lake Iroquoian Village and learn how maple syrup was discovered and used by Ontario's First Peoples as you take in an interactive (and edible!) Sweet Water demonstration. Maple themed crafts and discovery hunts for kids. Call for 905-854-0234 details or visit conservationhalton.on.ca. Mountsberg MapleTowne 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Experience a great Canadian tradition at Mountsberg on weekends and daily during March Break. Smell maple sap boiling in the wood-fired evaporator, create maple treats, take a horse-drawn sleigh tour of the sugar bush, savour pancakes and syrup. Call 905854-2276 or visit conservationhalton.on.ca. Bronte Creek Maple Syrup Festival Pancake house, candy shanty, guided tours of Maple Lane, gift shop, wagon rides, farm animals, farmhouse tours with guides dressed in turn-of-the-century clothing and demonstrations of heritage methods. Weekends with extended program during March Break. Call 905-8276911 or visit www.brontecreek.org. Maple Syrup Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Discover one of Canada's most time-honoured and delicious traditions at Westfield Heritage Village. Families can take a horse and wagon ride and enjoy a pancake breakfast. Weekends and March Break. For details contact 519-621-8851, 1-800-8830104, Westfield@speedway.ca, or visit www.westfieldheritage.ca. Mountsberg Conservation Area celebrates maple syrup season in MapleTowne. Last year sisters Rowena Hetherington-Wilson,13,(left) and Stephanie ,9, have some fun with a maple leaf cutout. Photo by Graham Paine/Metroland Media Group Sweetwater Season 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Visit the reconstructed Crawford MARCH BREAK MARCH 11 ­ 15 · U -6 (2007) AND UP Soccer FUN! Camp · 9am ­ 4pm daily · Pre/post care available · Great exercises to learn the FUNdamentals of soccer. · FUN games and activities including bowling, movie, swimming and Friday Pizza Pizza lunch · 15% multi-sibling discount will be applied to family total SIGN UP TODAY LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE! www.oakvillesoccer.ca/camps Online registration at