BEHIND THE SCENES -
Festival Organizers & Volunteers
Tim & Angie Burton are the owners of Burton’s
Maplewood Farm. Tim & Angie share the same interests
and beliefs when it comes to our environment and wildlife conservation.
They have a passion for preserving, promoting & sharing with
others one of our Nations Natural Renewable Treasures and somewhat of a
forgotten past time - Maple Syrup. During the festival you are sure to
be greeted by one of them welcoming you to their family farm and making
you feel as though you never left home.
Greg Burton is the son of Tim and Angie. He recently moved
back from Missoula, Montana where he was a fly fishing guide on the
Clark Fork, Bitterroot, and Blackfoot rivers. He and wife Sabrina
attended The University of Montana- Missoula. They are the proud
parents of daughter Brynn Burton and four legged daughter Skyy Belle
Burton, a German Shorthair Pointer. During the festival Greg most
likely will be found either running the evaporator or overseeing the
parking crew, which consists mostly of his younger cousins (Forrest,
Zach, Sean and Timmy.) Sabrina is the festival chair for the Heads
Up!!! Foundation. If Sabrina is not in the Sugarhouse she is most
likely chatting with a familiar face. Although missing the mountains of
beautiful Western Montana they are enjoying the opportunity to be
around family and friends.
Cowboy Ron
wears many hats! During the festival he runs the
rope making demonstration where children of all ages have a blast
making ropes of all sizes and textures. At the sugarbush, Ron keeps the
sap flowing by watching the lines and keeping the vacuum pump running.
Jessica Craig, Cowboy Ron’s Daughter, is the tour guide for
the festival. She does a wonderful job keeping everyone interested with
syrup history, trivia, and hands-on demonstrations of the tree-tapping
process.
Michelle Stephens and Arann Banks oversee Pat’s Snack Shack.
On the first day alone over 1500 pancakes were served!
This is only the tip of the iceberg for all the people that
have contributed to the 2008 festival. Please check back to learn more
about the people and lives behind the scene!
