Highland County Maple Festival Explained
The Highland County Maple Festival is an annual event in Highland County, Virginia that celebrates the local maple syrup industry. The event has been held since 1958 during the weekends of mid-March. The event attracts thousands of visitors to the county seat of Monterey, Virginia, at the intersection of US 250 and US 220, and the surrounding areas. Visitors to the event observe how maple syrup is produced and can sample a wide array of maple syrup related foods.[1] [2]
In 1999, The Library of Congress designated The Highland Maple Festival a "Local Legacy".[2] [3] In 2014, the Governor of Virginia signed a bill into law designating Highland's Maple Festival as the "official maple festival of Virginia".[4]
The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to record crowds in 2022.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 56th Annual Highland Maple Festival . Highland County Chamber of Commerce . July 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231044416/http://www.highlandcounty.org/maplefestival.html . December 31, 2013 .
- Web site: Highland Maple Festival (Highland County). The Library of Congress. July 19, 2014.
- The Recorder Newspaper, 2014
- Web site: HB 107 Maple Festival of Virginia; designating Highland County as official festival of Virginia. . Virginia's Legislative Information System . July 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812101103/http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB0107 . August 12, 2014 .
- Web site: Thomas. Pat. January 15, 2021. Highland County Maple Festival canceled for second year. December 22, 2021. WDBJ7. en.
