Maple Syrup Fun

We made our annual trip to Mountsberg Conservation Area for the maple syrup event. Thomas has been asking to go and see the maple trees for the last couple of weeks and we quickly discovered why he was so eager. He promptly starting testing the sweetness of the sap running. Not very sweet, only 3 [...]

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Maple Town at Mountsberg

Mountsberg Conservation Area has a great maple sugar bush, a play barn for kids to romp in, horse wagon rides, a petting zoo and a Raptor Centre for injured birds of prey who can’t be released.  Oh let’s not forget the reservoir and wetlands, home of many birds and fish.  Since the sap was running [...]

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More Maple Syrup

When you live in Canada maple syrup is pretty well a staple for pancakes, and when the sap is running it alerts us that winter is past and we’re heading into glorious spring weather.  With all the snow we had this winter, although it wasn’t a very cold winter, it sure is nice to know [...]

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Maple Magic

It’s the season and the sap is running! We are blessed with numerous heritage & conservation sites close by that celebrate the delicious nectar of the sugar maple tree. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll likely blog a few times about maple syrup festivals. Today I took Thomas to the Bradley Museum in Mississauga [...]

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