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Le
temps des sucres à son meilleur
Come to the Suroît, located in the southwestern portion of Montérégie,
and enjoy an outing to one of the region’s many sugar bushes,
renowned for their warmth, elegance, and traditional appeal.
Sugaring off is a seasonal ritual that goes back more than 200 years.
It’s time once again to get together with friends and family
to savour the delights of this tradition. Mont Rigaud and Covey Hill
are two thoroughly unique sugaring off spots that are sure to win
you over. Make a date for a sweet destination and traditional Quebec
experience in one of our sugar shacks on the flanks of Mont Rigaud
and Covey Hill!
| Covey
Hill |
 Come
and discover the unique charm of the Covey Hill area,
in the foothills of the Adirondacks. Against a backdrop
of idyllic country landscapes and influenced by a
rich Anglo-Saxon heritage, the warm and welcoming
traditional sugar bushes of the Haut-Saint-Laurent
will tantalize not only your taste buds but all your
senses too.
During both apple season and sugaring off, the Haut-Saint-Laurent
is a region overflowing with local products. Covered
in apple trees as well as thousands of maple trees,
Covey Hill is a beautiful spot to relax and enjoy
a change of scenery.
 Located
in Havelock, the L'Hermine
sugar shack, an internationally acclaimed Grand maître
Sucrier, boasts a 5-star kitchen, horse-drawn sleigh
rides, educational visits, and hiking in the maple
forest, where you’ll find the largest linden
tree in Quebec. A guaranteed great time! And while
you’re there, pick up a copy of Hermine Ouimet’s
recipe book, De l’Hermine à l’érable,
filled with over 400 tempting maple recipes.
If you’re looking for a family atmosphere,
Hillspring
Farm  will
delight you with their traditional sugar shack meals
and a bounty of maple products made right on the premises.
A real treat for the whole family!
Discover as well the McMillan
Orchards and their sugar shack. Homemade
country meals and a festive atmosphere. Browse in
the gift shop and a take home some of the delectable
apple and maple products for sale.
Many more sugar shacks
on the Covey Hill:
Cabane à sucre Roger
Ouimet - 341 rang St-Charles, Saint-Chrysostome
- 450 826-3447
Cabane à sucre Henderson
- 658, Chemin Cowan, Havelock - 450 826-3479
La Cabane à Midas
- 111, rang St-Joseph, Saint-Chrysostome - 450 826-0172
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| Mont
Rigaud |
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within the crisscross of snowy trails on Mont Rigaud,
on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains, the prestigious
sugar shacks of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges await you
with a festive experience like no other.
 First,
the Sucrerie des Gallant (Auberge
des Gallant) invites you to savour sweet
offerings in an exceptional setting nestled in a pristine
forest. Their magnificent Gallant Maple Pavilion,
devoted to maple, as the name suggests, will enchant
you. A unique aspect of this pavilion is that is was
built from trees recovered after the 1998 ice storm.
They serve a top-notch sugaring-off feast prepared
in the kitchens of Auberge des Gallant. Pure indulgence!
And, while you’re there, or any
other time for that matter, why not spoil yourself
with some pampering at the Auberge’s health
centre? Try a maple sugar scrub to leave your skin
feeling velvety soft.
Discover another sugar shack Érablière
St-Henri. This majestic sugar shack is
equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Sap is collected
from 40,000 taps, yielding 4,000 gallons of maple
syrup per year. Owners Marie-Claire and François
invite you to enjoy country style dining and their
homemade specialties during the sugaring off season.
The taste of pure maple syrup can be found not only
on the dinner table but also in a wide range of maple
products for sale, including syrup, soft maple sugar,
hard maple sugar, granulated maple sugar, maple taffy,
candies, and pies. Reservations recommended.
  Head
over to Sucrerie
de la Montagne in Rigaud and take a trip
back in time. Discover a small village with a real
old-fashioned maple grove. This is a unique glimpse
into some true Quebec rituals of yesteryear, from
the kitchens to the singing and folk dancing. This
is an experience for all your senses; a real taste
of days gone by in an authentic decor and friendly
atmosphere.
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| Beauharnois-Salaberry |
|  This
part of the territory offers a perfect blend of town
and country. Travel through this region’s countryside
and enjoy beautiful pastoral scenery.
A ramble through Beauharnois-Salaberry
will bring you to two sugar shacks in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka,
where music, dancing, and traditional Quebec fare
blend in perfect harmony. Cabane
du Petit Bois boasts an entertaining
party atmosphere, while Cabane
à Camille is favoured for its
warm ambiance and popular sleigh rides.
There are a host of local producers
in the Suroît region who will be delighted to
tell you about what they do, let you discover their
products, and show you around their country farms.
Please visit the section on agrotourism to learn more.
Experience sugaring off in the
Suroît! This region is brimming with
well-kept secrets. To learn more, please call us at
450 377-7676 or 1 800 378-7648. Bon appétit
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