The park is home to the annual Ortona Cane Grinding Festival, held the first weekend in February. There are picnic pavilions and playground equipment in the shady oak hammock where the trail begins, and a covered picnic table in a pretty spot along the hike. Directions. From US 27 between Palmdale and Moore Haven, turn west on SR 78.

 — However, none of these tales are more intriguing than Hendry's made-from-scratch operation, Ol' Kelsey's Sugar Cane Syrup. The cane syrup holds a special place in the heart of Lake Asbury, a labor of love that comes to life each year in the form of the annual Hendry Farms Cane Grinding. The 35th annual event will take place Dec. 2-3.

 — Ortona Indian Mound Park in Glades County may be known for its annual Cane Grinding Festival, yet the legacy of the park's land dates back to A.D. 400, revealing life of an advanced, ancient ...

 — Join us in celebrating Georgia's diverse agricultural traditions during our annual cane grinding event. Centered around our 1800's Heritage Homesite, history comes alive with old-time music, demonstrations and cane-boiling. See how "it was back then" amidst the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned fall gathering.

 — A Southern cane grinding is similar to a New England maple syrup cooking. Maple sap gathering and cooking extends as long as the sap is flowing, from three to five weeks, with syrup boilings whenever the …

 — Bringing the Cane Grind back to life. The Welters have put many years of sweat equity into the farm to get it restored to their liking. They dedicated the restored Mule Barn to Carrie's father in the fall of 2008 and began holding an annual barn dance there. While renovating the Barn, a worker found parts of the Johnsons' old cane mill.

 — TIFTON — From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 3 at the annual cane grinding and syrup making …

 — TIFTON, Ga. – From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 23 at the annual cane grinding and ...

 — Join us for our Annual Sugar Cane Festival. Food vendors, crafters, and sugar cane harvesting all in the same day. Don't miss this chance to spend a great day at the park. Twin City, Georgia. Host. George L Smith State Park. Suggested events. Fri, Sep 20 at 7:00 PM EDT.

 — TIFTON- The annual cane grinding and syrup-making event at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's Georgia Museum of Agriculture is scheduled for Nov 18. "For many Southerners, cane grinding and syrup cooking are family traditions that have been passed down through generations," said GMA Director Garrett Boone. "The Museum's ...

Event in Green Cove Springs, FL by Elrod Acres on Saturday, November 30 2024 with 200 people interested.

 — Pioneer Florida families have been upholding the tradition of cane harvesting in Glades County with the annual Sugar Cane Grinding Festival at Ortona Indian Mound Park, held the first Saturday in …

 — Robert E. Long Cane Syrup Day set for Saturday! Two Egg's wildly popular Robert E. Long Cane Syrup Day is set for Saturday, December 3rd! Activities get underway at 7 a.m. This annual event draws thousands of visitors and celebrates the heritage of cane syrup making in the Long family of Two Egg, Fl...

 — Beau Feaster said about 100 gallons of syrup will be made during the annual event. In previous cane-grinding events, upward of 300 gallons has been made. Fenn Folsom, 78, and his wife Esther, of ...

 — The 2021 cane-grinding and syrup-making exhibit is set for Nov. 20. Submitted Photo; Featured. Museum hosts cane-grinding exhibit. Nov 16, 2021 ... visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 20 at the annual cane grinding and syrup making at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia …

Description: Get a glimpse of the pioneer life of 1830s Georgia and do some early Christmas shopping by ambling through the Oatland forest and visiting the Heritage Homesite on a Saturday in November. At the end of your walk through a wood thick with oak, magnolia, pine, and vines of the Muscadine grape, you'll find yourself in a small …

 — Join us in celebrating Georgia's diverse agricultural traditions during our annual cane grinding event. Centered around our 1800's Heritage Homesite, history comes alive with old-time music, demonstrations and cane-boiling. See how "it was back then" amidst the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned fall gathering.

 — LAKE ASBURY – Former Clay County Commission Chairman Gayward Hendry will open his farm to the public on Saturday for his annual Gane Grinding Festival. Hendry will show the process of turning cane into syrup at his ranch at 577 Branscomb Road from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 — George L. Smith State Park is the hidden gem of the state and our annual Sugar Cane Festival is the highlight of the year! Join us for our annual Sugar Cane Festival and enjoy wonderful food vendors, crafters, and sugar cane harvesting all in the same day. Watch Friends of George L. Smith State Park grind and make homemade sugar cane …

 — The Morningside Nature Center will host its annual Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest on Saturday. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 25 at 3540 E. University Ave. in Gainesville. ... experience cane grinding and mid to late-nineteenth-century traditional skills demonstrations, and live historic-breed farm animals. ...

 — The cane grinding began when a determined mule named Molly, all 15 hands of her, commenced ambling in a circle to pull a belt that powered a machine that spat

 — Murphy Farms, like so many others, stopped growing cane and the tradition of having a Cane Grinding went the way of lots of traditions. But then, about 40 years ago, my Uncle Edward, whose farm this was, and my Daddy, hatched the idea of reviving the Cane Grinding, and since then it's been an annual even t once again.

 — TIFTON — From the mule-powered sugar cane mill to the smell of syrup cooking, visitors will become immersed in the days of old in South Georgia on Nov. 19 at the annual cane grinding and syrup making event at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture.

 — ORTONA – While locals and returning snowbirds are likely familiar with Ortona Indian Mound Park, State Road 78 East, Ortona, a state historical site that was once home to extinct Caloosahatchee Indian tribes, it is also the location of the annual Ortona Cane Grinding Festival that is held on the first Saturday of February each year.

Event in Micanopy, FL by Brittany Feaster Miller and 2 others on Saturday, December 3 2016 with 308 people interested and 115 people going. 36 posts in the discussion.

 — But this year s festival comes with a new spin -- it s now the Cane Grinding and Harvest Festival. The festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

The cane grinder starts up at 8:00am if you want to see the sugar cane being pressed. The cracker house gift shop will be open 10:00-3:00. Join us for a day filled with fun & fellowship for the whole family!

 — TIFTON — The Georgia Museum of Agriculture's annual cane grinding event entertained and educated for another year. A tradition of the GMA since its founding, the autumnal occasion allows residents of Tifton to step back more than a century and observe numerous traditions and customs practiced by Georgians of the time.

Ortona hosts the annual Ortona Cane Grinding Festival at the Ortona Indian Mound Park on the first Saturday of February each year. This event commemorates the early settlers' cultivation and processing of the delectable sugar cane syrup and features Bluegrass music, arts and crafts booths, and barbecue chicken and rib dinners. ...

 — ORTONA -- Glades County's Indian Mound Park was the site for the annual Ortona Cane Grinding Festival on Saturday, Feb. 5. Visitors enjoyed barbecue chicken dinners under the shade of majestic oak trees, and watched local cloggers perform.