Sugar Shack Secrets
Haut-Richelieu, a region rich in flavours and history!
Sugaring-off time is finally here! Not only do our maple products have everything to delight your taste buds, but did you know that the sugar shacks that offer them are full of equally succulent secrets? Discover them before your next visit to one of our sugar shacks, and make your experience even more unique!
Maple pioneer
First, it's interesting to note that the Haut-Richelieu region has the largest number of sugar shacks with dining rooms in the Montérégie.
The first maple groves appeared here in 1850. Established maple syrup producers developed and passed on their knowledge from generation to generation. At the time, maple syrup operations were mainly family businesses. Today, some have become commercial operations, and the passion for the blond gold still reigns.
Take Mont-Saint-Grégoire, for example, where the Chemin du Sous-Bois takes us into a rural world. For several kilometers, a maple forest spreads out the majority of the region's maple groves. Among these is theÉrablière Charbonneau, the first sugar bush in Quebec to open a reception hall in 1929!
An evolving menu
These uniquely flavored maple groves are constantly reinventing themselves. L'érablière La Goudrelle still offers its delicious traditional menu, but also a vegan option (for take-out only).
Others have made their products even more popular by collaborating with restaurateurs in neighboring towns. For example, in Venise-en-Québec, at Le Greg Bistro & Bar, you can enjoy a tasty maple-glazed pork. From presentation to taste, everything is perfect.
Then, for dessert, there's the decadent maple syrup sorbet from Grand Verglas - Bistro glacé, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. You'll find images of these products in the Haut-Richelieu en saveur : les produits d'érable capsule. They'll make your mouth water!
Informative capsules present even more facts about them, including the origin of the famous drawing on the maple syrup canes!
Haut-Richelieu maple groves
