Maple Syrup Festival

Another outdoor winter adventure in Ohio is to attend a maple syrup festival. This year I visited Hale Farms to enjoy the tapping of fresh maple syrup. Of course it was another cold winter day though.... but we braved the cold and enjoyed the pancakes. The farm was available to tour as well as watch demonstrations.... There were things made with Maple syrup I never even imagined!

Girl's Day at the Winery!

What better way to spend a Saturday than with a great group of gal pals enjoying wine? I can't think of one.... especially on March! A group of four of us met in the middle and spent the day at a beautiful winery in Canton, OH called Gervasi. At first we thought the GPS had to be taking us to the wrong address since we were in a residential area but once we found the arch and drove down a long drive, we were quickly introduced to the impeccable grounds of the winery. I could only imagine how much more gorgeous it would have been if it weren't the dead of an OH winter.....

 We spent the entire day there. There are several venues actually on the grounds and other than the hotel, we visited them all. We began with lunch in the "Crush House" followed by a tour that concluded with a wine tasting pairing.....

 We then did some shopping in the store on grounds and had dinner at "The Bistro".

 Our evening concluded with a bourbon tasting in the "Still House" which was clad out to look like an old speakeasy.

 It was a wonderful day with the gals. I would definitely recommend a visit to this winery.... I even plan to try to get back there myself in the fall. I came home with quite the haul as well!