{"id":4056,"date":"2024-02-05T14:13:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:24:51","slug":"tap-into-your-sweet-side-this-spring-in-vanier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/en\/tap-into-your-sweet-side-this-spring-in-vanier\/","title":{"rendered":"Tap into your sweet side this spring in Vanier!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2013 Vanier Sugar Shack opens for the sugar season from February 18 to April 28, 2024 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa, February 5, 2024\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 With the sugar season fast approaching, the Vanier Museopark will soon kick off its first \u201creal\u201d one in five years.<\/p>\n<p>The Vanier Museopark puts on several activities through the sugar season, which runs from mid-February to late April each year. Here are key dates to remember for 2024:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saturday, February\u00a017 (9\u00a0a.m. to 12\u00a0p.m.)<\/strong>: Community maple tree tapping<\/li>\n<li><strong>February\u00a018 to April\u00a028<\/strong>: Vanier Sugar Shack opens for sugar season meals<\/li>\n<li><strong>March\u00a018 to 24<\/strong>: Vanier Sugar Festival, Richelieu Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe Vanier Museopark is proud to keep traditional maple syrup-making alive in the Vanier community and the greater Ottawa area through its urban Sugar Shack, the only one of its kind in North America,\u201d says Madeleine\u00a0Meilleur, Vanier Museopark Executive Director. \u201cWe invite people from far and wide to come enjoy our activities throughout the season, for the maple tree tapping or the Vanier Sugar Festival. It\u2019s our own way of preserving the French-Canadian cultural heritage of\u00a0<em>maple sugar parties<\/em>\u00a0and continuing a Vanier tradition that dates back to 1939, when the White Fathers (Society of Missionaries of Africa), built the first sugar shack in what is now Richelieu Park!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Come tap some maple trees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, February\u00a017,\u00a02024, the Vanier Museopark invites community members to come out and help its team tap maple trees in the Richelieu Forest\u2014an activity that reconnects us with past traditions while teaching the art of traditional maple syrup-making to new generations.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s target is to tap 400\u00a0trees in the urban sugar bush. Volunteers will of course be rewarded for their work, with hot chocolate, coffee, tea, and pea soup served up hot at the Sugar Shack.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the event, visit the Museopark website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/activities-and-events\/maple-tree-tapping\/\">https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/activities-and-events\/maple-tree-tapping\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Come enjoy a tasty sugar season meal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The community maple tree tapping event will kick off the Museopark\u2019s 2024 sugar season, with the Sugar Shack serving its first customers the very next day (Sunday,\u00a0February\u00a018).<\/p>\n<p>The new Vanier Sugar Shack is proud to serve quality food from local producers in an enchanting setting that blends modernity with old-world charm!<\/p>\n<p>Vanier Sugar Shack opening hours, 2024 season (February\u00a018 to April\u00a028)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, Saturday and Sunday<\/strong>: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (doors close at 2 p.m.).<br \/>\nFirst-come, first-served. No reservations on weekends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, Thursday and Friday<\/strong>: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (last reservation at 2 p.m.)<br \/>\nReservation only; Groups of at least 15 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sugar Shack will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays through the 2024 season.<br \/>\nIt will also be closed for the Sugar Festival (March 13-15 and March 18-24).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vanier Sugar Shack chef Julien Fournier (amateur maple syrup producer, chef, and Coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9 graduate) has created some tasty dishes for the 2024 sugar season:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Classic ($18): 3\u00a0pancakes, plain Greek yogurt, maple &amp; coconut granola, fresh berries, and maple syrup drizzle<\/li>\n<li>The Urban\u00a0($26): 2\u00a0slices of French toast, vegetarian pea soup, sausages and bacon<\/li>\n<li>The Lumberjack\u00a0($36): 3\u00a0pancakes, woodsy sugar bush omelette, maple baked beans, sausages, bacon, plain Greek yogurt, maple &amp; coconut granola, fresh berries, and maple syrup drizzle<\/li>\n<li>The Lil\u2019 Lumberjack ($12, kids 12 and under): 2 pancakes, sausages and bacon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To make a reservation, contact the Vanier Sugar Shack at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cabane@museoparc.ca\">cabane@museoparc.ca<\/a>\u00a0or call 613\u2011842\u20119871, ext.\u00a01.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Vanier Sugar Shack, visit the Museopark website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/vanier-sugar-shack\/\">https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/vanier-sugar-shack\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Come discover the Vanier Sugar Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A flagship event in the Museopark\u2019s public programming, the Festival celebrates the sugar season and helps visitors reconnect with or learn about the traditional art of maple syrup-making.<\/p>\n<p>The Vanier Museopark is proud to announce its 2024 Sugar Festival, which will run from March\u00a018 to 24. Besides enjoying a tasty maple taffy, young and old alike can experience sugar season traditions through a host of gourmet, cultural, and fun activities or events (Sugar Shack meals, live music by local artists, petting farm, inflatable play structures, space dedicated to FNMI culture, and much more)! The Festival will close with its popular lumberjack skills contest.<\/p>\n<p>Full program details for the 39<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Sugar Festival will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be a volunteer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Museopark\u2019s sugar season activities would not be possible without the commitment and hard work of its volunteers. For a unique and fun experience in the heart of an urban maple forest, why not visit the Vanier Museopark website and sign up as a season or Festival volunteer (<a href=\"https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/become-a-volunteer\/\">https:\/\/museoparc.ca\/become-a-volunteer\/<\/a>)?<\/p>\n<p>Happy sugar season to everyone!<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Vanier Museopark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Vanier Museopark is a non-profit organization in the heart of Vanier, a working class district near downtown Ottawa, which celebrates the community\u2019s rich heritage and history. Through exhibitions, talks, workshops, school programs, and interpretive tours, the Vanier Museopark helps curious people of all ages and cultures discover and learn about the habits and customs of the local Francophone community. The Vanier Museopark is Ottawa\u2019s only French-language museum and one of the few Canadian museums devoted entirely to the Francophone community outside Quebec. The Museopark operates an authentic sugar shack in the heart of an urban maple forest, the only one of its kind in the world. It also hosts the Sugar Festival, an annual event that promotes maple syrup culture, showcases Franco-Ontarian and Indigenous artists, and is a hugely popular family activity. Proud of its roots, the Vanier Museopark has been a fixture of the community since it was founded in 2004.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.museoparc.ca\/\">www.museoparc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013\u00a030 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visuals, interview requests, or questions of any kind, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annick\u00a0Normand<br \/>\n<\/strong>Communications and Marketing Manager<br \/>\nVanier Museopark<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:communication@museoparc.ca\">communication@museoparc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa, February 5, 2024 &#8211; Vanier Sugar Shack opens for the sugar season from February 18 to April 28, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Sweet Treats in Vanier this Spring | Mus\u00e9oparc Vanier","_seopress_titles_desc":"This spring, come and satisfy your sweet tooth in Vanier with the Mus\u00e9oparc! 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