From sleigh rides to maple taffy to all-you-can-eat traditional food followed by either live folk music or an awkward dance mix, visiting a sugar shack, or cabane à sucre, is part of the Montreal experience. And frankly, I've never heard of a bad sugar shack much in the same way I've never heard "maple syrup" and "yuck" in the same sentence. So it was particularly difficult narrowing a list of about 200 excellent cabanes à sucre down to these seven unique sugar shacks, all within an hour of Montreal.
Ride the Sugar Shack Steam Train
Cabane à Sucre Bouvrette
Great sugar shack for kids. Equipped with a steam train.
Massage and Maple Syrup
Cabane à Sucre Handfield
Cabane à Sucre Handfield is one of the few sugar shacks near Montreal where you can book a spa treatment or massage prior to a traditional sugar shack meal, complete with live fiddler. Overnight accommodations also available.
Hop on a Pony or Visit the Maple Museum
Cabane à Sucre Paquette
Recommended for families. Ask the staff to dress up in pioneer costumes, visit the Maple Museum, enjoy a pony ride and other fun activities at the Cabane à Sucre Paquette. Wheelchair accessible.
Five Star Sugar Shack Meal
L'Hermine Maître Sucrier
Enjoy a sleigh ride followed by one of the best sugar shack meals in Quebec, at award-winning L'Hermine Maître Sucrier. Wheelchair accessible.
Enjoy Maple Syrup and Improve Your Batting Average
Cabane à Sucre des Sportifs
A great sugar shack for hockey lovers, the Cabane à Sucre des Sportifs offers indoor hockey facilities and is also equipped with a baseball batting machine and a dining hall large enough to host corporate events.
Ski All Day and Stay Overnight ... Or Just Pig Out
Sucrerie de la Montagne
Enjoy the old-fashioned appeal of Sucrerie de la Montagne, built on a 200-year-old heritage site. Cross-country ski on 25 km of available trail and complement your sugar shack meal with an overnight stay in a log cabin.
Singles Night and Bingo Under the Same Sugar Shack Roof
Érablière Le Rossignol
From bingo to meeting your soul mate, Érablière Le Rossignol is not your typical sugar shack. Only 30 minutes from Montreal.
