I'm not sure how the irregular winter weather of 2017 will affect the maple sugar harvest. Some news articles suggest an earlier start and an earlier finish for the flow of sap. Whatever the weather, several local events celebrate the maple season.
Maple Syrup Festivals near Kalamazoo
March 4-5 and 11-12 Maple Sugar Time Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Chesterton, Indiana
March 11 How Sweet It Is Sarett Nature Center Benton Harbor
March 11-12 Maple Sugar Festival Kalamazoo Nature Center Kalamazoo
March 18-19 Sugar Camp Days Bendix Woods County Park, New Carlisle, IN
March 18 Sugarbush Festival Blandford Nature Center Grand Rapids
April 28 - 30 Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival, Wakarusa, Indiana
April 28 - 30 77th Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Vermontville
Also consider
Michigan MapleWeekends
Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2017 in Oakland County and Southeast Michigan
Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival