During March 2020, the Blair family, like millions of other families across Canada, found themselves forced to isolate at home as a worldwide pandemic swept across the nation. Living on their multi-generational Westport homestead, they quickly realized how blessed they were to have acreage to roam and woodlands to explore. Taking advantage of a slower-paced lifestyle, they decided to teach their children the art of creating maple syrup, something both Scott and Stacy did as children themselves. Their property is home to hundreds of sugar maples that have never been harvested.

Less than 5 km from downtown Ottawa, the Vanier Sugar Shack is the only operating sugar shack in an urban setting in North America. Located in a 17.5-acre sugar bush in the heart of the nation’s capital, the Vanier Museopark keeps the tradition of maple syrup production alive, traditions established in Vanier by the White Fathers circa 1940.

They are proud to offer quality food from local producers in an enchanting setting where old-time charm blends with modernity. This is what you will experience at the new Vanier Sugar Shack.

History of the Richelieu Park Sugar Shack

Älska Farm, the name of which is a nod to the Swedish heritage
of the owners, and which means "love, adore and cherish", is in
Low, Quebec, about 40 minutes north of Ottawa. Owned by
Genevieve Marquis, Gabriel Jort-Pelletier and their two children,
Téo, 4, and Mika, 2, the family produces maple syrup and pork.
Their home is a picturesque log cabin with a steeply pitched
shingled roof, set atop a small hill on 125 acres, with views down
the winding country road and across the rolling terrain of the
Gatineau Hills.

Over 170 years and 5 generations of history and experience goes into every bottle of Fulton’s Organic Maple Syrup.
Join Fulton's for the Winter Magic Maple Festival from February 18 - April 23
Face Painting | Maple Taffy | Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides | Snowshoeing & Nordic Walking

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