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Patti’s March 8 “Inside New Gloucester” column

Members of the Fralich-Gilman families enjoy a Maine Maple Weekend breakfast under the tent at Royal River Orchards in March 2023. This year, the public is welcome to partake in pancake breakfasts there on both Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, from 9 a.m.-noon, or until they sell out. Patti Mikkelsen/For Lakes Region Weekly

Marvelous maple

Royal River Orchards, 201 Peacock Hill Road, will be hosting their much-anticipated al fresco pancake breakfasts on both Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, from 9 a.m.-noon, or until they sell out. The menu includes made-from-scratch pancakes, their own maple syrup, bacon, applesauce, maple baked beans and coffee for $10 per person.

Owners David and Leslee Clark’s farm store will be open until 4 p.m. each day featuring treats such as maple dusted donuts, granola, maple cookies, candy, as well as various sizes of their own syrup.

For more information, call 625-4756. Follow them on their public Facebook page for updates.

Portland Press Herald subscribers can access Patti Mikkelsen’s complete column at https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/08/inside-new-gloucester-march-8/