Lake Erie Maple Expo
- Friday & Saturday, November 13–14
- 200 Harthan Way, Albion, PA 16401
Join maple producers, vendors, and industry friends for two days of maple education, equipment, networking, and community.
Proceeds from the Lake Erie Maple Expo benefit the Northwestern FFA program.
Gold Sponsor
CDL was founded in 1991 and develops, manufactures, and distributes maple sugaring equipment, with a strong emphasis on innovation and producer support.
Visit Sponsor
Event Schedule
The Lake Erie Maple Expo includes programs on Friday, Friday evening, and Saturday.
Use the schedule below to plan your visit.
- Friday Programs
All Sessions Scheduled 9AM - 2PM Unless Noted
Due to timing it is possible to do 1 program from 9-2 and also Adam Wild's program from 2-6pm.
- Value Added Products given by Shavers Hill Maple
- Sugar Bush Layout and Tubing with Sap Ladders given by Jason Grossman and Nick Wendel
- Building a Sap Chiller given by Adam Wild (2 PM - 6 PM)
- Beginners Sugaring given by Laura Dengler and Mark Lewis
- Mapping My Woods - Tubing Layout Made Easy given by Jeff Skarda
- Friday Evening Program
Held in Auditorium at 6 PM
- Testing Sap to Predict Off Flavors in Maple Syrup by Dr. Maria DeRosa, PhD. Carlton University Canada
- Saturday Programs
All Sessions Scheduled 9AM - ?PM Unless Noted
- Labeling Requirements and Options by PSU Extension Education
- Crystal Coating Candy with Everett Mosher
- Value of Sugar Bush Monitoring with Jeff Skrada
- Promoting your Business with exposure on Social Media. - with Miranda Harple, Interim Director, Center for Plant Excellence Marketing and Business Development, PSU
- Lapierre Equipment USA - What is new with Brad Gillian
- 3/16" Tubing Update given by Keith from Future Generations University West Virginia
- How To Get A Business Grant with Bill Deitz. from Gannon University SBDC
- Working With A Pro Installer
- RO How To Take Care Of Them To Make Them The Most Efficient with Mike Lynch, CDL
- Correcting your product to proper brix and things you should do before sending product to Wholesale with Zack Kortyka Production Manager Bissell Maple
- Topic of choice? with Sara Collin-Simmons Future Generations University West Virginia
- Alternative Species - Reaching other Markets in the Syrup Industry with Sara Collin-Simmons Future Generations University West Virginia
- Selling syrup wholesale with Jessica Bailey, COO Bissell Maple
- Good Practices for Value Added Products with Catherine Monserrate, Cornell Maple
- Infused Syrups with Catherine Monserrate, Cornell Maple
- Diaphragm Pumps New Gas-Powered Guzzler with Helene, Bosworth Pumps
- Getting Started in Maple Syrup with Scott Weikert PSU Extension
- Sustainable Tapping with Scott Weikert PSU Extension
- Coating Nuts with Maple with Dwayne Hill & Scott Reed
- Candy Maple with Dwayne Hill & Scott Reed
Bronze Sponsor
Become the Bronze Leaf sponsor of this year's Lake Erie Maple Expo!
Maple Expo Attendee Registration
Ready to attend the Lake Erie Maple Expo?
Register online using the button below.
Red Leaf Sponsors
Thank you to the sponsors who help make the Lake Erie Maple Expo possible.
This Year's Maple Sugaring Vendors
The following vendors are expected to be at this year’s show.
Lapierre USA
CDL Sugaring Equipment
H2O / Leader
Sap Spy
Merle Maple, LLC
Places to Stay
Need a hotel, motel, or campground for the weekend?
Here are a few nearby lodging options.
Comfort Suites
1007 Market Place Drive, Edinboro, PA
Request The Lake Erie Maple Expo rate. Group Act 5397970
- (814) 969-7000
- choicehotels.com
Days Inn By Wyndham
600 Days Blvd, Conneaut, OH
- (440) 307-1733
- wyndhamhotels.com
Green Roof Inn
8790 Meadville Road, Girard, PA
Use code "LEME 14" for a $10 Discount
- (814) 774-7072
- thegreenroofinn.com
Quality Inn & Suites Fairview
6467 Sterrettania Road, Fairview, PA
- (814) 225-1981
- choicehotels.com
Green Sponsors
Thank you to the sponsors who help make the Lake Erie Maple Expo possible.
Support Maple Education. Attend the Expo
We hope to see you November 13–14 in Albion, Pennsylvania.