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Maple Cooking Demonstrations
Vermont Maple Ambassadors
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In the Park
  Pancake Breakfast
Parade
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Sugarhouse Tours
  Vermont Maple
Buffet Dinner
Vermont Maple
Cooking Contest
Vermont Maple
Product Contest
  Vermont Maple Stores

Vermont Maple Sugarmakers Assoc.

  Youth Talent Show


Something for Everyone!

SUGARHOUSE TOURS

Put away the car keys, and enjoy a complimentary bus trip to a local sugarhouse.  The details for the 2012 tours will be provided here when they become avaialble. The details will also be available on the Events Schedule at the Main Street Information Booth, and in the Exhibit Hall.  

The two sugarhouses on the 2011 tour were: Alexei Hudak's, and Corey's Sugarhouse.  Below is just a little information about each.

ALEXEI HUDAK'S SUGARHOUSE

Alexei Hudak sugars in Swanton, on the outskirts of St. Albans. He began about 12 years ago in a small sugarhouse next to his parent's farmstand, with 100 taps and a 2X6 evaporator. Currently he is up to 1000 taps, on buckets, with a 4X12 wood fired evaporator, gathering with a tractor. The current sugarhouse, pictured below, is a traditional Vermont style.


COREY'S SUGARHOUSE

A bright red roof welcomes guests to Corey's sugarhouse in Fairfield. Inside is a 5X18 wood fired King/Leader evaporator with a Steamaway. Sugarmaker Tim Corey uses a LaPierre R.O. (Reverse Osmosis) unit, which is eliminating water from the sap, while he is gathering with either horses or a 4 wheeler from the 3,000 taps on tubing and 400 buckets.   



Yankee Farm Credit & Clarence Brown, Inc. are the sponsors of the Sugarhouse Tour.