Maple Sugaring Season at the Glencliff Home
| In March, Maple Sugaring Season is in full swing at the Glencliff Home. Staff have been producing their own syrup on site since the early 1900's. |  |
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When the operation first began, it was done with the bucket system and horse drawn wagons would collect the sap. Eventually, the horses were replaced with a tractor and in the early 1990's the buckets were replaced by a gravity fed tubing system. |
| Today, the sap is collected with a vac system. The sap is boiled in a wood fired open arch sugar house. All of the wood used in the boiling process is gathered from the grounds. |  |
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Each year staff produce on average about 100 gallons of syrup, and all of it is used at the facility for the residents. |
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