One of the best places to visit is Lanark County, the Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario. Most of the sugar-bush operators in Lanark County welcome visitors on weekends, and some are open seven days a week during the sugar season. Or you can see it flowing along plastic tubing, encouraged on its way by gravity and a gentle vacuum. Pipelines are a lot less work than buckets, and let producers tap trees in places they couldn't reach with horses or tractors to pick up the sap. The result is great maple syrup and an opportunity for a great day in the country.
Most producers sell syrup on site, and many offer other maple products.
Photos courtesy Fulton's Pancake House and Sugar Bush, Lanark County Tourism Association, and Clarence Fulton.