The Sugar House
Did you know? Part of the Nature Center at GCV&M is a working sugar house, where sap is collected from the Sugar Bush on our grounds and turned into real NY maple syrup!
When you visit the Sugar House during our Maple Sugar Festival in March of each year, you’ll see the modern-day wood-fired evaporator in action, learn how much sap it takes to make one gallon of maple syrup, smell the sweet bubbling sap as it boils down into thick sugary syrup, and more.
Maple products from the Sugar House are available for sale in the Flint Hill Store.
Maple Sugar Festival
GCV&M is a member of the New York Maple Producers Association and hosts an annual Maple Sugar Festival every March! Our festival is unique and includes living history interpretation on our Maple Trail complete with costumed interpreters demonstrating sap collection and sugaring from the 19th century as well as Indigenous practices. The Historic Village is open and filled with warm hearts and hearths. You won’t want to miss these magical weekends!
2025 Festival Dates: March 21 – 23 and 28 – 30