  Maple 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.  We have 4600 taps spread over 85 acres of maple bush. Approximately 37 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:
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:
IRISH LAKE TRAILIrish 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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