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Keeping it sweet
Mar 19, 2016 • March 19, 2016 • 2 minute read
You can't go wrong with maple syrup.
That statement from Toronto's Beth Lauer — who was taking a tour of the maple syrup operation at Hubbs Sugarbush and Sweetwater Cabin on Saturday with her two young sons Quentin and Griffin Veri — sums up what makes Maple in the County such a hit.
Thousands of people flocked to the County to take in the sights, sounds and tastes of the sticky-sweet annual event.
"They've been lined up all morning," said Ron Hubbs, owner of Hubbs Sugarbush and Sweetwater Cabin, around 11 a.m. "I'd say we've probably had a 1,000 here already this morning. It's really been impressive."
One event which might have helped draw in the crowd was the "dropping-in" of a pair of members of 424 Transport Search and Rescue Squadron from 8 Wing/CFB Trenton by parachute. The crowd-pleasing spectacle was followed by the landing of a Griffon helicopter in a corn field just north of the sugarbush.
As part of this visit representatives from CFB Trenton were given a plaque by Lake Lodge No. 215 A.F. & A.M. of Ameliasburgh, as a show of support from the lodge to military families and CFB Trenton base personnel.
"For the record, I actually joined the airforce so that I didn't have to eat outside in tents," joked CFB Trenton commanding officer, Col. Colin Keiver, who had just finished a pancake breakfast at the sugarbush. "But I did it today and I throughly enjoyed it so maybe I made the wrong choice."
Keiver expressed his thanks to the lodge and the Hubbs for having them there.
"It means the world for us to be here. We live in the community and our ability to get back out into the community and give back to the community means so much to us.
"I honestly think we get just as much out of this as you do.
"Thank you for having us. Truly, it's an honour to be here."
Much like Hubbs, Walt's Sugar Shack was bursting at the seams with people.
"I never really expected this many people here," said owner Brian Walt. "I have no idea how many people are out there, they've been coming in the driveway since 8 o'clock this morning."
"The worst of all is everybody has to walk a mile down the road each way," he added, indicating the long line of parked vehicles lining the roadway.
Maple in the County continues Sunday. For more information see http://mapleinthecounty.ca/
tjmiller@postmedia.com
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