Sap house
Loch Maple’s first advertised open house took place in 2000. We were happy to have 150 people join us. For our second year in 2001 we decided to make things a little more interesting for people and to show them about more then just Maple Syrup. To demonstrate other skills from the old days we invited local craftspeople such as a Black Smith, Candle Maker, Spinners and Quilters to join us for the weekend and give demonstrations. We hoped to increase the interest to 200 people for the weekend. Well it worked -- only we had 400 people through for tours.
A few years ago we also started raising sheep and for the open house we invited people to view them with their new lambs. We even had a bottle lamb running around with a diaper on for the Kids of all ages to pet!
We now have an open house every year in March. The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau and their Maple Driving loop determine the weekend. The 2002 open house took place on March 23rd and 24th.
The following photos show some of the typical activities available at a Loch's Open House. We hope to see you at our next event!
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