Weekends in March are all about maple syrup in Northeast Ohio – and especially Geauga County – when the sap starts flowing in the spring. There are many pancake breakfast events in Geauga County during maple syrup season, especially in Burton. Almost all of them serve real maple syrup. Many schools, churches and associations hold pancake breakfasts as fundraisers, and they are very popular, many with long lines. I have been attending pancake breakfasts for many years, even before the pandemic. As a child our local Kiwanis club would host pancake breakfasts (and still do), but I was first introduced to the Geauga County pancake breakfasts when I lived in Solon. It has been a passion project ever since. Here are my recaps of the pancake breakfasts I have attended over the years.
Burton
- Abundant Life Ministry Center…Saturdays (!) 7am – 12noon. Buttermilk, blueberry and banana pancakes and obviously homemade sausage. Bring your own mug if you don’t want styrofoam cups.
- Burton-Middlefield American Legion Post #459…9am – 1pm. every Sunday through April 14, excluding Easter Sunday. AYCE blueberry or regular pancakes, sausage patties, scrambled egg, and great potatoes!
- Berkshire Boosters at Berkshire High School…8am – 1pm. AYCE pancakes and Omelets!
- Burton Volunteer Fire Department…9am – 1pm. The first and oldest pancake breakfast (50 years in 2023) AYCE buttermilk, blueberry and buckwheat pancakes, sausage and $1 for scrambled eggs and extra sausage or milkorange juice. They use real dishes and flatware.
- Geauga County Historical Society at the Century Village Museum…9am – 2pm. AYCE buttermilk, blueberry and apple pancakes – OMG, the apple pancakes! Drive-thru also available.
Elsewhere in Northeast Ohio
- Bainbridge Civic Club at Kenston High School…8am – 1pm on the first 3 Sundays in March. pancakes (plain, blueberry, and buckwheat) and/or French toast plus handmade sausage patties from a local butcher shop.
- Frostville Museum in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation (do not recommend)
- Goodell Family Farm at Shalersville Town Hall in Ravenna…Third Sunday in March from 9am – 1pm AYCE buttermilk and buckwheat pancakes and sausage links
- Kiwanis Club at West Geauga High School…8am – 1pm AYCE blueberry, buttermilk, buckwheat or chocolate chip pancakes and French toast plus sausage patties from Kocian Meats
- Parkman Chamber of Commerce at Parkman Community Center…9am – 1pm AYCE buttermilk pancakes and sausage from Charlanne Farms and several beverages to choose from. They still use real dishes and flatware.
I’m always looking for new pancake breakfasts. Share your favorite in the comments.
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