Pancake Town USA

Each March since 1951, Burton has been serving pancakes every spring to over 20,000 guests. It became so popular that the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club decided to officially trademark our town as “Pancake Town USA.”

Today the Rotary Club, the Century Village Museum and other groups continue to serve these annual March Sunday pancake breakfasts. Since 1951, over 1.78 million pancakes have been served in Burton to over 540,094 hungry people. More than 24,880 gallons of pure maple syrup have been poured over those pancakes. More than 136,844 pounds of sausage have been cooked, and 1,229,924 cups of coffee poured for visitors to Burton. (figures as of 06/2013)

In 2014 on Feb. 15 the first of our trees will be tapped. In March the sap will be gathered and boiled, pancakes and sausage cooked, and coffee brewed for thousands of people who for 60+ years have made this a yearly tradition.

The Burton Log Cabin will be making maple syrup and maple candy, a tradition in the area which dates back for centuries. An Antique and Craft Show will be in full swing at the High School, the Burton Public Library will host book sales and Century Village Museum will bustle with activity. Local antique stores and shops stocked with new ideas for spring are ready for visitors.

But don’t despair…you can still have unique & delicious pancakes even after the season ends. All year-round our local restaurants serve a variety of pancake selections and they all use pure maple syrup!