Érablière au Sous-Bois

If sugar shacks had amusement parks, Cabane à Sucre Sous-Bois would be one of them. A favourite for families, this lively spot packs in petting zoos, caricatures, balloon artists, evening dance parties, and a soundtrack of nonstop music. For adults, there are hiking trails, in-house cider tastings, and live maple syrup and maple butter demos. The menu sticks to tradition but digs up some nearly forgotten gems, like grand-père au sirop d’érable—dumplings boiled in maple syrup until soft, sweet, and dangerously addictive. Free-flowing taffy on snow keeps the sugar high going, and if you’d rather feast at home, they offer ready-to-eat meals to go. Open from late February through April, this is a shack that makes sure no one—young or old—leaves bored.