10/23/2026
I’ve been trying to find the right words to explain what Mapleside Farms means to Us and are family.
Because to most people, it’s a farm. A beautiful place to take your kids, enjoy the fall festivities, and spend a few hours together.
But I’ve come to realize that what makes Mapleside so special has very little to do with the attractions themselves.
It’s what happens while we’re there.
Every year, we’re blessed with a evening at Mapleside, bringing together generations of our family and closest friends. And every year, I make a video of that night.
I watch those videos from years past, and it’s incredible how much has changed. Kids who were once carried through the farm are now running through it. Faces have grown, families have grown, and somehow another year has passed.
But there’s something even bigger happening that I don’t think our kids could possibly understand yet.
They’re living through the memories they’ll spend the rest of their lives looking back on.
Right now, it’s just another exciting night at Mapleside to them. Running with their cousins, laughing with their friends, and making their way from one attraction to the next.
But 30, 40, or even 50 years from now, when they think about their childhood, I hope these nights are among the first things they remember.
I hope they remember their grandparents being there. Their parents laughing together. All the cousins and friends running wild.
And most importantly, I hope they remember what it felt like to have everyone together.
Because someday, the people in these videos will be the people they wish they could spend just one more evening with.
And that’s when they’ll understand what Mapleside really gave them.
To the Clement family and Billy, thank you for allowing us to make this an annual tradition. I don’t think you could ever fully understand what these evenings mean to me.
You’ve created something that will live in the hearts of families long after the attractions close and the seasons change.
Most people leave Mapleside with pictures of a fun day.
We leave with another chapter of a childhood our kids will never get to live twice. ❤️🍁