About

About the Festival

Founded in 1941, the Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt social welfare organization that exists to promote the production and sale of Michigan-made maple syrup in Eaton and Barry Counties. The festival itself began as a barber shop discussion in 1940 between local syrup producers regarding how to best sell their product.

Vermontville, founded in 1836 by The Rev. Sylvester Cochrane, is a village in western Eaton County home to approximately 800 residents and over 500 maple trees. Vermontville, nearby Nashville, and the surrounding areas are served by Maple Valley Schools, a K-12 public school district established in 1963 and serviced by the Eaton Regional Education Service Agency.

Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Officers

Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Officers

Name Position Phone
President
517-242-0458 or 517-667-1344
Vice President
517-881-0453
Secretary
517-281-2807
Treasurer
517-331-3537
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Operations Contacts​

 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Operations Contacts

Event Contact Phone
General Information
517-667-1344
Talent Show
Sarah Shoemaker
Nikki Trowbridge
Teresa Pasch
517-231-4994
5K Run/Walk
517-281-2807
Children's Parade
Kelly Dunham
Queen's Court
517-231-3740
Little Miss Maple
Syrup Pageant
Brittney Flory
Flea Market
Leslie Wagner
269-816-4431
Pedal Tractor Pull
Rex and Dustin Cook
Arm Wrestling
Shane Hickey
517-202-6975
Pancake Derby
517-726-0221
517-726-0614
Website/Digital Media
(517) 258-0107
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Producers

Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Producers

Producer Name Contact Phone/E-mail
Maple Manor
517-242-0458 or 517-242-3253
Benedict Family Maple, LLC
9505 Round Lake Rd.
Vermontville, MI 49096
517-230-5083
Dixon Farms
7690 W. Lawrence Hwy.
Vermontville, MI 49096
517-213-6591
Haigh's Sugar House Farm, LLC
6903 S. Lacey Lake Rd.
Bellevue, MI  49021
Larry Haigh & Family
269-763-3107
Martin Maple Products
Rt. #1, 5720 Brown Rd.
Vermontville, MI  49096
Merle Martin
517-231-4841
Nashville Maple Syrup Association
114 Philadelphia St.
Nashville, MI 49073
(269) 719-9015
[email protected]
Mari-Way Farms
The Pennock Family
517-331-6599
Trails End Maple Syrup
10354 W. Kinsel Hwy.
Vermontville, MI  49096
Mike & Stephanie Thorne
517-852-9798

Wilson's Sugar Bush
9646 Thornapple Lake Rd.
Nashville, MI  49073

517-852-9193
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Officers
Name / PhonePosition
Steve Hayes
517-242-0458
517-667-1344
President
Tony Pruden
517-881-0453
Vice President
JoDee Pruden
517-281-2807
Secretary
Britiney Rumsey
517-331-3537
Treasurer
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Operations Contacts​
EventContact
General InformationSteve Hayes
MaryAnn Hayes
517-667-1344
Talent ShowSarah Shoemaker 517-231-4994
Nikki Trowbridge
Teresa Pasch
5K Run/WalkTiffany Blakely
517-281-2807
Children's ParadeKelly Dunham
Queen's CourtChristine Terpening
517-281-2807
Little Miss Maple Syrup PageantBrittney Flory
Flea MarketLeslie Wagner
269-816-4431
Pedal Tractor PullRex and Dustin Cook
Arm WrestlingShane Hickey
517-202-6975
Pancake DerbyRob Trowbridge
517-726-0221
Vermontville Arts & Craft ShowCheryl Sheridan
517-726-0614
Website/Digital MediaRobert Youngs, Jr.
517-258-0107
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Corporation Producers
ProducerContact
Maple Manor
149 Maple Manor Dr.
Vermontville, MI 49096
Steve Hayes
MaryAnn Hayes
Benedict Family Maple, LLC
9505 Round Lake Rd.
Vermontville, MI 49096
Dixon Farms
7690 W. Lawrence Hwy.
Vermontville, MI 49096
517-213-6591
Ed & Janice Dixon
Mark Dixon
Haigh's Sugar House Farm, LLC
6903 S. Lacey Lake Rd.
Bellevue, MI 49021
269-763-3107
Larry Haigh & Family
Martin Maple Products
Rt. #1 5720 Brown Rd.
Vermontville, MI 49096
517-231-4841
Merle Martin
Nashville Maple Syrup Association
114 Philadelphia St.
Nashville, MI 49073
(269) 719-9015
[email protected]
Mari-Way Farms
The Pennock Family
517-331-6599
Rodney Pennock
Trails End Maple Syrup
10354 W. Kinsel Hwy.
Vermontville, MI 49096
517-852-9798
Mike & Stephanie Thorne
Wilson's Sugar Bush
9646 Thornapple Lake Rd.
Nashville, MI 49073
517-852-9193