Gibbons Family Farm
Maple Sugar House
and
Museum

Gibbons Family Farm

Ontario maple syrup made by traditional
methods using modern equipment.
Open 7 Days A Week - Year Round
By Chance or Appointment
Bus Tours Welcome

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sap-collectionMaple Syrup is made only in Eastern North America, however this delightful 100% pure natural product is enjoyed by people around the world. Native Americans taught the European settlers how to gather the sap from maple trees and boil it down to produce maple syrup. Today, modern equipment is used to make maple syrup, but the process is still the same.

Maple syrup is made during March and April when the weather conditions are right. It must freeze at night and thaw during the day.

At the Gibbons Family Farm we produce quality maple syrup using a mix of traditional methods and modern equipment.

loading fireboxWe have 5500 taps spread over 100 acres of maple bush. Approximately 44 kilometers of pipeline is strung throughout our maple bush to collect the sap. We use a tractor pulling a trailer with a 2700 litre tank to bring the sap from storage tanks in the maple bush to our maple sugar house.

It takes about 40 litres of maple sap to make 1 litre of maple syrup. We use a modern wood fired evaporator to boil all our sap to make maple syrup. We are proud of our maple syrup and would like to show you how it is made.

At Gibbons Maple Sugar House and Museum, year round you can:

Store Front
Sugarhouse and Store
  • watch a video showing the production of maple syrup
  • see a modern sugar house with all the equipment we use to make maple syrup
  • see displays from the past and present of maple syrup making equipment
  • taste a free sample of our pure maple syrup
  • purchase maple syrup and other fine maple products
  • we are open year round - 7 days a week
  • bus tours are welcomed by appointment
  • free admission


During the Maple Season on the last two Saturdays of March and the first two Saturdays of April, we offer all of the above plus:

  • a pancake breakfast, serving our maple syrup, provided by members of the St. Thomas Anglican Church. Breakfast served from 8:00am to 12:00pm at the St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall in Frankville (3 km from the Maple Sugar House and Museum).
  • make your own Maple Taffy on Snow - free of charge
  • take a walk to view the buckets and pipeline in the maple bush
  • guided tours of the maple sugar house and museum
  • heated gift shop for the purchase of maple syrup and other fine maple products
  • we are open year round - 7 days a week
  • free admission

enjoying syrup

Pancake Breakfast

A pancake breakfast, serving our maple syrup, is provided by the St. Thomas Anglican Chruch members on the last two Saturdays of March and the first two Saturdays of April.

IRISH LAKE TRAIL

Irish Lake is part of a class 1 provincially significant wetland. It provides habitat for many different birds, animals and plants.

From our farm we have a 5 km round trip trail to the edge of Irish Lake. The trail goes through abandoned pasture land, past pine trees that we have planted, through part of our maple bush, and mixed hardwood forest.

Visitors are welcome to hike or ski this trail anytime. During the spring, rubber boots may be necessary.
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We're Easy To Find



We're located only:
  • 25 km from Smiths Falls
  • 30 km from Brockville
  • 100 km from Ottawa
Head east on Kitley Line 8 from Frankville; after 2.5kms, veer to the left onto Leacock Road. We're the first farm on the right (#41).
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Gibbons Family Farm
41 Leacock Road, RR 1
Frankville, Ontario
K0E 1H0

For more information:
Tel: 613-275-2893
Toll Free 1-877-440-7887
email: mail@gibbonsmaple.com