picture from maplesyrupfest.com

The Sugarbush Maple Syrup festival at Bruce’s Mill was not just a time to drink maple syrup (the best syrup I have ever tasted by the way!), eat pancakes, pet animals, and learn the good ol’ Canadian tradition of getting our beloved Maple sap, but it was also a time to rejoice and bring people of all backgrounds together.  I went with my family and boy did we have great time.To be honest, I didn’t expect it to be much more than maple syrup and pancakes. No it wasn’t a flashy place to go, not like some major theme park or mesmerizing live concert but it was still fun and more importantly, just a great place to bring a family to. It was hilarious to see my one year old niece get so jacked up from all that syrup we gave her and to see her go nuts, flailing her arms like crazy when she saw chickens.

I met some interesting people along the way too and apologize for forgetting some of their actual names: Easter Bunny Mascot Woman, Pioneer Woman, Tom (our tour guide) and Bill (who tried explaining to my mom that she can’t really just make her own syrup). They were friendly, outgoing, and eager to answer any questions we had for them.

Did you know it takes about 40 litres of sap to make one litre of syrup and that Mid-February is around the best time to start getting sap? I can’t believe my mom seriously considered making her own maple syrup since we have two whole maple trees. By the way, assuming we could, it would take about 35 hours per week, plus an intensive boiling and filtering process, which has to be done outside because otherwise the syrup would stick to the walls of our house inside. At best, we would get one whole litre of syrup after perhaps months of hard work. No, mom no, that is crazy. I will go to the store and purchase my beloved maple syrup instead, yum.

The Sugarbush Maple Syrup festival is still running until April 11th. Also, money to this festival also goes towards the work of Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA).

For more information go here.

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