The village has a well-attended Maple Syrup Festival the last full weekend of April. The annual tradition began in 1959 and includes arts, crafts, music, food and a parade featuring the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival Queen. 2,375.1 gallons of syrup were produced in 2013, a new record for the town.
I will show you a top ten list of the hotels to try this at. Ok enough babble here is the Las Vegas $20 free room upgrade trick. Before you get to the check in desk place a folded $20 note between your credit card and your ID and ask the clerk if there are any free upgrades available for the period that you are there.
You might want a better view, or one of the junior suites. You can go the route of tipping, by all means if you are comfortable with asking for an upgrade and then sliding $40 over to the desk clerk you might get lucky. It is hit and miss and when it doesn't work I often feel like a weirdo.