The Best Maple Syrup in New England!
What a great Maple Weekend Saturday we had last weekend! So many new faces and lots of our regulars came to support us and get their favorite maple goodies. While we tried hard to stock up a bit more than last year, we offer apologies to those who came to find empty shelves late in day. But we will have fresh syrup, cream and candy back in stock this weekend. Thank you all for your continued support.
Open Saturday March 21st 10am to 4pm
Closed Sunday March 22nd
We will have ongoing tours in the sugarhouse of the maple syrup process from sap to syrup. These are ongoing continuously through the day so if you miss one part, Brian will soon start over so you can hear it all.
Kids can check out our Maple Leaf Trivia Questions hanging on the wall. Read the questions and see if you have the right answers! And the Adults can review the Nutrition Chart that shows comparisons between many sugars and how maple is a better option.
The shop will offer a full range of our pure maple products – Syrup, Cream, Candy & Sugar. But don’t forget those other maple specialty products like Ledge Top Maple BBQ Sauce, Sunnyside Maple Mustard and Van Otis Maple Caramel Popcorn. And there will be samples on hand to try as well.
Visiting Info
Please park in the parking lot if space allows but parking on the street should be limited to the even numbered side of the road.
Do not park on the street immediately past our driveway as it’s a blind spot for people coming our way and blocks the view of those exiting the parking lot. A short walk away there is parking on Sheepwash Rd as well.
Mud is everywhere this time of year so proper footwear is a must too.
There will be a porta potty on site.
The season continues to progress with up and down weather patters. At least we get some cold as part of those changes. The receding snow has made it a bit easier to get to the trees luckily. But it’d be nice to have this cooler weather last another week or two.
MAPLE WEEKEND is next weekend and we’ll be open only Saturday March 21st from 10am to 4pm. Tours about the sugaring process ongoing all day and samples to taste for those who visit.
Everyone seems to be ready for the cold and snow to be done but we aren’t quite there yet. Those warm days and freezing nights we need for a successful season need to last us through March. While the snow is causing some problems with access to trees, Brian has sorted that out for the most part. We haven’t had any sap for a week and that was only enough to sweeten the pans; not make any syrup. Today and tomorrow look to give us some sap for collection and see if we can’t get a good start going.
We have restocked many of the specialty products and have maple candy, maple cream and sugar on hand too.
Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to learn about the maple sugaring process from Brian and do a little taste testing and shopping at the store. Our apologies for those who came and found the shelves looking like Mother Hubbards Cupboards…..bare, on Sunday afternoon.
We are also very grateful for the help of our two oldest grandchildren, who manned the firebox on the evaporator and the store respectively. They really helped us get through a very busy event.
This week restocking is the name of the game and we are busy making syrup, filling jugs, making candy and cream and lots more to get the store ready to go for this weekend.
We will have ongoing tours in the sugarhouse of the maple syrup process from sap to syrup. These are ongoing continuously through the day so if you miss one part, Brian will soon start over so you can hear it all.
Kids can check out our Maple Leaf Trivia Questions hanging on the wall. Read the questions and see if you have the right answers! And the Adults can review the Nutrition Chart that shows comparisons between many sugars and how maple is a better option.
The shop will offer a full range of our pure maple products – Syrup, Cream, Candy & Sugar. But don’t forget those other maple specialty products like Ledge Top Maple BBQ Sauce, Sunnyside Maple Mustard and Van Otis Maple Caramel Popcorn. And there will be samples on hand to try as well.
Visiting Info
Please park in the parking lot if space allows but parking on the street should be limited to the even numbered side of the road.
Do not park on the street immediately past our driveway as it’s a blind spot for people coming our way and blocks the view of those exiting the parking lot. A short walk away there is parking on Sheepwash Rd as well.
Mud is everywhere this time of year so proper footwear is a must too.
There will be a bathroom on site.
