South West Vermont

The Maple Syrup Sugar Houses will have their much-anticipated open house on the weekend of March 23-25. The Rutland Herald has an article with some of the details.

A good place to check for more details is the Maple Syrup Foundation. Of course asking the locals is another great way to find out about an open house.

We found a great little place listed in the local paper, the Vermont News Guide. The sugar house is located off of 7A in Shaftsbury. If traveling north from Bennington, turn right onto Old Depot Road and turn right onto Maple HIll Road. The sugar house should be on your left. Look for huge piles of wood.

Tasting hot maple syrup right out of the evaporator is something everyone should do before they die. It’s that good. The smell of the sugar house is also one of the greatest aromas I’ve ever experienced.