What can you do at the Cabane a Sucre?

Some of the more traditional things to do are horse or tractor-drawn wagon or sleigh rides of the property and all the tapped maple trees, walks or hikes in the woods, traditional music and dancing, petting zoos, snowshoeing and spending time learning and observing the maple syrup making process.

What is Une Cabane à Sucre?

A sugar shack (French: cabane à sucre), also known as sap house, sugar house, sugar shanty or sugar cabin is a semi-commercial establishment, primarily found in Eastern Canada and northern New England.

What can you do at a sugar shack in Quebec?

Sugar Shack Traditions Gathering in large rustic log cabins, families sit down to long tables with checkered tablecloths to enjoy a hearty maple-soaked meal of traditional Québécois cuisine. There is often a small stage where local musicians play Québécois folk songs, rigodon and square dancing music.

What food is associated with the Cabane à Sucre?

Inside the sugar bushes, or érablière, you find will Cabane à sucre (aka sugar shacks) where you can enjoy the typical menu consisting of ham, bacon, sausages, baked beans, scrambled eggs, pork rinds and pancakes and sugar pie.

What is sugar shacking?

Sugar shacks, also known as a sap houses or sugar cabins, can be found in Eastern Canada and northern New England where the sap that’s collected from sugar maple trees is boiled down to make maple syrup. The best part is drowning your food in the purest maple syrup that’s produced right there on that very property.

On which Canadian trip do we include a dinner and evening at a sugar shack?

Most Sugar Shacks in Quebec are only open during the sugaring-off season – which is normally the spring. Many families traditionally spend their Easter dinner together at a Sugar Shack, eating traditional Quebec food and lots of maple sugar.

What is a Quebec sugar shack?

The Sugar Shacks are where the sap of the maple tree is boiled and made into maple syrup. Most Sugar Shacks in Quebec are only open during the sugaring-off season – which is normally the spring. A family enjoying a meal at a Sugar Shack.

What is a traditional sugar shack experience in Quebec?

The real sugaring off happens outside Montreal, in the 200 or so sugar shacks spread out across the province of Quebec. At one of these, you can indulge in sleigh rides, try maple taffy on snow, and stuff your face with all-you-can-eat traditional food complemented by either live folk music or an awkward dance mix.

How big is a sugar shack?

Sugar Shacks are extremely versatile in terms of usage and our options range from 80–800 sq. feet.

What sport is handed down from the Inuits?

The Arctic Games include many of the same games as in the Winter Olympics (hockey, speed skating, and curling). However they also feature arctic sports such as dog mushing and snowshoeing along with traditional Inuit games like the Ear Pull, One Foot High Kick, Kneel Jump, Airplane, and Knuckle Hop.

What is a maple sugar house?

A sugarhouse, also known as sugar shack, is a place where maple sap is boiled to make maple syrup and maple sugar. The buildings, both big and small, are usually made of wood and located in the woods (near maple trees) in New England and certain parts of Canada.

What is a traditional sugar shack experience?

The Traditional Sugar Shack Experience At one of these, you can indulge in sleigh rides, try maple taffy on snow, and stuff your face with all-you-can-eat traditional food complemented by either live folk music or an awkward dance mix.

When is the best time to eat cabane à sucre?

For the maple to sap, the temperatures need to be positive. The activity is usually performed during the two first weeks of beginning of March. However, restaurants serving Cabane à sucre food are open across Spring from March to April.

What makes the cabane unique?

The Cabane is a beautiful mix of traditional and modern decor. Wood log makes up most of the decor hinting the traditional construction methods of log sugar shacks. The long communal tables are separated by wooden pillars with the traditional metal bucket to collect the maple sap.

Is Sucrerie de la Montagne the best sugar shack in France?

In the words of Pierre Faucher, Sucrerie de la Montagne is an excellent place to come experience a “sugaring off”. Sugar shacks are fun in and of themselves. Despite this, sometimes the long drive for a single meal can seem too much. To remedy this, you could go to Haut Bois Normand: a sugar shack, tubing, and tree-to-tree adventure complex.

What to do in Charbonneau?

Charbonneau also offers sleigh rides , snowshoeing, as well as pony rides in the maple forest. As for the menu, it consists of your traditional sugar shack favourites: Homemade meat pies, cretons (pork spread), buckwheat pancakes, pea soup and of course, baked beans and of course plenty of the best maple syrup around.