2013 Marathon Maple Festival Schedule
Posted by Dustin Horton // April 3, 2013 // News
Schedule
Around the Town:
Peck Memorial Library – Used Book Sale, Meet the Author – Amber Hines, jewelry, tour new renovations
First Baptist Church – Quilt Show, antique Bible display, special Maple Sunday service (out of doors) 11-11:30am and 11:30 to noon on Sunday
American Legion – hop on a bus and go to the Legion where “Shadows of the Old West” will present shows both days, pony rides, bounce house, crafts, delicious food – BEEF BQ sandwiches
Rail Road Depot – model train exhibit, raffles, railroad souvenirs and tour 1850 station
Old Town Hall (outside) – Maple Mobile races, both days
Morton Building (Firemen) – clam chowder, chicken tenders, chili, hot dogs, fries, hamburgers, coke products
Methodist Church – BBQ chicken dinner (includes 1/2 chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, beverage & dessert) or 1/2 chicken alone
Main Street – Knickerbocker’s smoked beef sticks
Lion’s Club – canoe raffle
Marathon Maple Leaf Senior Center – maple milk shakes, muffins, cookies, lemonade, Iced tea, hot coffee, hot tea, 밀크티, hot chocolate, maple lollipops, bottled water from customwater.com
Presbyterian Church – hot dogs (chili, kraut or plain), chili, veggie chili, chicken noodle soup, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, yogurt, beverages, baked sale, white elephant, The Candy Man, quilt raffle
Boy Scouts – maple cotton candy & bottled water
Cub Scouts – popcorn, bloomin’ onions, bottled water
Marathon Area Historical Society’s Tent – (all things maple) sandwiches – (maple pulled pork, maple pulled chicken), maple coffee, maple tea, maple hot chocolate, maple cream donuts, Saranac soda, Pennsylvania Dutch Candy
Masonic Lodge – The Famous Maple Festival “All You Can Eat Pancake Meal”served from 9 am to 3 pm both days.
(Same meal served in High School Cafeteria)
Lovell Field Area:
Peck Memorial Library’s famous Maple Elephant Ears
Antique gas engines
PTO’s – Merry-Go-Round & other outdoor rides
One Room School House – original to the area, fully equipped, historically correct
Horse drawn rides
New York State Fire Safety House
Worthington Kennels – Hunting dog demonstrations
Helicopter rides
Trapper’s Cabin – hosted by the Cortland County Trapper’s Association
1861 Building – Now the Marathon Area Historical Society’s Museum – filled with exhibits and opportunities to chat with Historian and area folks
Maple Museum or Sugar Shop – all the maple products are sold here – syrup, sugar, cream, candy. Credit cards accepted. Festival Souvenirs, demonstration of making maple cream, Marathon Maple Sugar 4H Club-maple sundaes and display of antique maple syruping equipment
Maple Sugar Shack – free samples of warm maple syrup, a working display, sap evaporator making syrup, chat with maple producers
In The High School:
High School Cafeteria – The Famous Maple Festival “All You Can Eat Pancake Meal”served 7am to 2pm both days. (Same meal served at Masonic Lodge)
FREE New York State Certified Identification for all ages – sponsored by the Masonic Lodge-receive a CD with fingerprints
Killawog Methodist Church – popcorn, quilt raffle, rada cutlery, hand crafts, baked sale, coffee, juice packs & water
McDonald Gymnasium – Juried Craft Show
High School Auditorium – free continuous entertainment
Hallways and classrooms on the first floor – local churches selling baked goods, raffles, snacks; Girl Scout Cookies; Cortland County Dairy Princess; chair massage; face painting; baby diapering station; Children’s Discovery Center; apple dumplings
Just Outside of High School:
Chicken spiedies, sweet potato fries and butterfly chips, hot sausage/peppers & onions, Doc’s City Chicken, hot & cold cider, quilt raffle & Gertrude Hawk candy bars
Fire Station:
NYS Comptroller’s Unclaimed Funds, Firemen’s Auxiliary, Aid to Women Victims of Violence, NYS Fisheries, NYS Police, Red Cross
Village Green:
All Maple Products, (credit cards are accepted) Mountain Men encampment, chainsaw carver Mark Watson, WXHC radio broadcast (Saturday morning)
Civic Building:
Juried Craft Show – muffins, coffee, hot chocolate, maple shakes, maple lollipops
