Vermont typically gets all the love when it comes to maple syrup, but we're lucky to have a long list of amazing maple farms right here in our own back yard! And this time of year, a little road trip and a lotta maple is pretty much the best thing to beat cabin fever. So, if you're up for something sweet, here are a few of our favorite upstate sugar shacks to visit!
Toad Hill Maple Farm | Athol, NY: The largest of the bunch, the timberframe sugar house at Toad Hill is a beauty. Bonus points for the covered bridge on property, and the tour and wagon ride that takes you over it and through their sugarbush!
Don't leave without: an enormous bag of maple caramel corn, along with the biggest maple leaf bottle of syrup you can buy.
Rathbun's Maple Sugar House | North Granville, NY: A local favorite year round for their breakfast! The smell of maple wafting through the air is a welcome greeting here and we always love watching them boil sap into syrup from above in the sugar house. Looks like they’ll be making syrup every weekend in March as long as the temperatures allow!
Don't leave without: devouring their pancake breakfast. Get there early!
Mapleland Farms | Salem, NY: Home of an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, and one of the prettiest views in Washington County. We love checking out their specialty products - need some maple mustard? They've got you covered ;) Check out their Facebook page for details, and check out a longer feature we have on them here!
Don't leave without: a bag full of their maple candy (it melts in your mouth!) and a pic of the syrup samples in the window, of course.
Mud Street Maple | Athol, NY: Mud Street has made a name for themselves with their bourbon-barrel aged maple syrup and their infused syrups, as well as their traditional maple goods. You can’t go wrong combining the rich maple flavor with other favorites like vanilla, coffee, and cinnamon!
Don’t leave without: a maple s’more. Word is they’ll have a fire pit with said treats every weekend in March, and we can’t wait to get our paws on one!
Would love to hear your favorite spots in the comments below!
