When: January 16-17, 2026
Where: Inn Conference Center Mount Pleasant MI
Early Registration: $75/adult $30/child
Late Registration: $90/adult $30/child
2026 Winter Meeting Schedule
Friday 1/16/2026
5:30 PM
Syrup/confections must be turned in for judging
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Registration – West (main) entrance to conference center / vendor area open
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Hors d’oeuvres
8:00 – 8:45 PM
What’s new on the market – equipment manufacturers/dealers
8:45 – 9:30 PM
Round table sharing and discussion – ALL THINGS MAPLE
Saturday 1/17/2026
7:30 AM
Registration – West (main) entrance to conference center
9:00 AM
Welcome – David Noonan, MMSA president
9:15 AM
Dr. Jessie Randall, DIR MSU UP Forest Innovation Center “Updates on Maple Grant and the MSU Sugarbush, Escanaba, MI”
9:45 – 11:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Brad Gillian Lapierre USA – Sugarbush Operation & Management
11:00 AM
MMSA Business, Election and Syrup Contest Awards
Debbie Thomas, Secretary; Steve Olds, Treasurer; Jack Brown, Elections; Ron Rhynard, Syrup Contest
12:00 PM
Luncheon
Afternoon sessions
| Room A | Room B | |
| 1:15 – 2:00 | Maple 101 for Beginners and Small Procedures Jim Loncar Loncar Sugar Bush | A New Approach to Maple Weekend Zach & Atesha Sedlacek Olds Brothers Maple Syrup |
| 2:00 – 2:15 (Break) visit vendors | ||
| 2:15 – 3:00 | Electrical 101 for Your Sugarbush Steve Olds Steve’s Electric | TBD |
| 3:00 – 3:15 (Break) visit vendors | ||
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Creating, Displaying and Marketing of Value-Added Maple Syrup Products Lorraine & Brian Benedict Benedict Family Maple | Tubing Technology Brad Gillian Lapierre USA |
Schedule subject to change
We can’t wait to see you there!