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Put away the car keys, and enjoy a complimentary bus trip to a local sugarhouse. The details will be provided on an Events Schedule available at the Main Street Information Booth, and in the Exhibit Hall. The two sugarhouses that will open their doors this year belong to Brett Carson and Jerry Yates. Below is just a little information about each, but you can find out much more about their sugaring operations by visiting!
BRETT CARSON’S SUGARHOUSE

Close to Route 7, south of St. Albans, Brett’s sugarhouse is just two years old. He has 5,200 taps, all on pipeline. Brett’s evaporator isoil-fired, and Reverse osmosis speeds his boiling process. When asked how long he had been sugaring, Brett laughed and replied “Since I was a little kid.”

JERRY YATES

Located on his dairy farm, Jerry Yates sugarhouse has a big cupola to take care of the steam, as he and his 3 sons boil the sap from his 8,000 taps, all on pipeline. Jerry’s rig makes 35 to 40 gallons of syrup an hour, and Jerry commented he could not afford to sugar without the efficiency of his Reverse Osmosis unit. Five generations have been making syrup on this place, and when asked, Jerry said he has been sugaring “a long time.” A sign by the road, which has appeared on a calendar, attracts visitors!
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