Every year, the Vanier Museopark seeks the help of the community to take part in an essential step in the production of maple syrup at its sugar shack: maple tree tapping. Young and old, families, couples and friends are invited to come to the Richelieu Park forest to tap sugar maple trees in the traditional way: drilling holes in the trees, inserting spigots and hanging buckets to collect maple water, the tree’s sweet sap. For details, please visit museoparc.ca.
- No reservations required: just show up between 9 am and 12 pm on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
- Please bring a wireless drill and charged batteries if you can.
- Dress appropriately for the weather.
- A quick training session on tree tapping and forest orientation will be offered every hour on the hour.
- Pea soup will be served at the Vanier Sugar Shack after the tree-tapping event to thank our participants for their efforts!
- Limited free parking at Centre Richelieu-Vanier (300, av. des Pères-Blancs). Take the pathway near the library to get directly to the sugar shack.
