Cabane-a-Sucre take 2

When it was announced that there would be a school outing to a cabane-a-sucre, I hesitated to sign up. After all, we had recently tried maple taffy and had a tour of a sugar shack, albeit a small one. In the end, I let my girls decide. Did they want to take a school bus with Mama, and their school friends? They answered Yes, and so it was that this Monday we set off to a sugar shack on a school bus. The girls enjoyed singing "wheels on the bus" while actually on the bus, and the 30 minute bus ride seemed like 5.

When we got there, we got a quick tour outdoors, as it was still well below 0. We did learn a few new things: that native americans had actually been the first to tap into maple syrup. While waiting for their lunch, the school kids danced, played with wooden spoons, and watched in awe as a single musician played several different instruments. They had their first look at a bagpipe, and gleefully dance along to traditional Quebecois, and Irish music.