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It's
Maple Sugaring Time!
March 13, 2003
Yep,
it's that time again. Time for the simply delectable
taste of that famed New England specialty – fresh
maple syrup. You'll find maple delicacies of all kinds
at sugar houses throughout the Valley – click on the
link below for a complete list. The ones with the
asterisks have eating facilities, though prepare to
suffer long lines if you go for breakfast on the
weekends.
ASHFIELD
Cranston's
Tree Farm (413) 628-3911
Tom and Cynthia Cranston
Bellus Rd.
Edge
Hill Sugarhouse (413) 625-6010
Mark Graves
On Barnes Rd., off Baptist Corner Rd.
Gray's
Sugarhouse (413) 625-6559
Website: www.grayssugarhouse.com
Gray Family
Located at 38 Barnes Road. From center of Ashfield turn
onto Baptist Corner Road, go 2 miles to Barnes Rd.
*
South Face Farm Sugarhouse (413) 628-3268
Website: www.southfacefarm.com
E-mail: info@southfacefarm.com
Tom McCrumm and Judy Haupt
Off Rte 116. 4 miles NW of Ashfield Ctr., then north on
Watson-Spruce Corner Rd. 1.4 miles. Watch for signs.
Sugarhouse restaurant open weekends during March and
early April. Educational
and antique maple equipment displays.
BELCHERTOWN
Shattuck's Sugar House (413) 323-7639
Devon Lane Farm
Will and Judi Shattuck
34 Kopec Ave. just off Rte 201, 1 mile N of junction of
Rtes 9 & 202. Scenic Jabish Brook and Devon cattle.
CHARLEMONT
Blue
Heron Farm (413) 339-4045
William, Norma and Jubal Coli
Website: www.blueheronfarm.com
From Greenfield, go W on Rte 2 to Rte 8A N, take 3rd L
on Warner Hill Rd. Go 3/4 mile on Warner Hill.
Sugarhouse on L with blue metal roof. Large dairy goat
herd, Norwegian Fjord horses, farm vacation rentals,
certified organic syrup.
Wilder
Brook Farm (413) 625-6967
Kate Stevens
Small, 2 family organic farm, CSA farm in summer
CHESTER
Roaring
Brook Farm (413) 667-3692
Mark & MaryAnn Meachem
Located at 190 Skyline Trail, 5 miles from Rte. 20. Call
for exact directions.
CHESTERFIELD
Bisbee
Family Maple (413) 296-4717
John and Mary Lou Bisbee
Just off Rte 143, at Old Chesterfield Rd. About 1/4 mile
east of Chesterfield Center. A traditional operation,
located in the maple orchard.
Krug
Sugarbush (413) 268-7098
Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Management
Rte 9 west to Rte 143 to ctr. of Chesterfield. L on
South St. and go 2.3 miles, L after Chip & Putt.
Nature walks through Sugarbush, educational tours.
COLRAIN
Browning Brook Maple (413) 624-3051
William and Betty Schneider
4 Nelson Rd. Call ahead for boiling times and mail order
prices.
CONWAY
Boyden Brothers (413) 369-4665
Howard, Jean, Matt & Josh Boyden
On Rte 116 in Conway, 642 So. Deerfield Rd.
Burnett's
Sugarhouse (413) 369-4437
(call before 8 a.m.) 369-4626
On Rte 116, 9 miles NW of Rte 91. Sign on roof. .
Chestnut
Lot Farm (413) 369-4266
Paul and Alice Herrmann
396 Main Poland Rd. Less than 1 mile from the covered
bridge. Watch for sign "Boiling today".
CUMMINGTON
Maple
Hollow Sugarhouse (413) 634-5595
Beth and Peter Lang
Located at 337 Stage Rd., 4/10 mile east off Plainfield
Rd.
Temple's
Sugarhouse (413) 634-2194
John Temple, 115 Dodwell's Rd. Rte 9 to Cummington,
turns towards Fairgrounds, bear R at Fairgrounds, bear R
onto Dodwell's Rd. Sugarhouse 1 mi. on left.
Tessiers
Sugarhouse (413) 634-5022
Peter and Betty Tessier
Located at 60 Fairgrounds Rd. 1/2 mile S of Rte 9.
DEERFIELD
* Williams Farm Sugarhouse (413) 773-5186
Website: www.williamsfarm.com
The William's Family
477 Greenfield Rd. On Rtes. 5 & 10, 1/4 mile south
of Historic Deerfield Village. Open mid-February to
mid-April from 8:30 - 5:00. Pancake breakfasts served
daily. Sugarhouse tours available.
Maple Products available all year.
GRANBY
Ferry
Hill Sugar Shed (413) 467-7751
Edward H. Parker
63 Ferry Hill Rd. South of Granby Ctr. 1/2 mi. Small
family farm, using buckets for sap collection.
GRANVILLE
*
Maple Corner Farm (413) 357-8829
Leon and Joyce Ripley
794 Beech Hill Rd. 1 1/2 miles west of Blandford Ctr.
off Rte 23. Maple Products available all year. Maple
museum, sugarhouse tours, and restaurant open weekends
March to mid-April. Cross country skiing available.
HADLEY
* North Hadley Sugar Shack (413) 585-8820
Website: www.northhadleysugarshack.com
John and Joe Boisvert
181 River Dr. From Rte 9, take Rte 47 N about 3 miles. .
Pancake breakfasts served M-F 7am - 12noon, Sat &
Sun 8am to 3pm. Open daily till 4 pm. Gift shop, country
crafts, animal village and much more. Maple products
available year round. Sugarhouse open daily till Dec. 23
HAWLEY
Clarks
Sugarhouse (413) 339-5517 Darwin Clark Jr. Located at 7
Bozrah Rd. Take East Hawley Rd. off Rte 2 towards
Berkshire East Ski area. Go up hill to Bozrah Rd. on
left.
HEATH
Girard's Sugarhouse (413) 337-5788 Michael Girard
From Rte 2 take 8A N in Charlemont 6 mi. to 57 Number
Nine Rd. in Heath. 1/2 mi. past Peters Store on left,
close to Rd. Old style sugarhouse in operation over 100
years.
Berkshire
Sweet Gold Maple Farm (888) 57MAPLE
Brooks McCutchen & Janis Steele
Gourmet single-crop, single batch un-blended syrups in
select imported glass. Mail: 21 Rowe Rd., Charlemont, MA
01339
Maple
Ledge Farm (413) 337-4705
David Cote
107 Branch Hill Rd. Located just beyond Heath
Fairgrounds heading north toward Rte. 8A
HUNTINGTON
* Norwich Lake Farm (413)667-8830
Wayne and Bonnie McKinney
87 Searle Rd. Rte 66 west thru Westhampton to Huntington
town line. Go 1 mile, R on Searles Rd. Go 1 mile to
sugarhouse. (Or) Rte 20 to Rte 112 to Rte 66, up hill 3
miles, at top, turn L onto
Searles Rd. Go 1 mile to sugarhouse.
LEVERETT
Field
Family Sugarhouse (413) 548-9886
Jeff Field
Located at 264 Long Plain Rd., Rte. 63, 4 miles from
Amherst/Leverett town line. One of the oldest
sugarhouses in the state, in the same family since the
early 1800's
LEYDEN
Bree-Z-Knoll
Farm (413) 774-3757
Warren and Sandie Facey
On North County Rd., N off West Leyden Rd., next to
Leyden State Forest.
Ed's
Sugar Shack (413) 773-7619
Edward Johnson
72 S. County Rd.
Red Roof Sugarhouse (413) 772-6222
Lewis R. Muka
109 South County Rd
MILLERS
FALLS
Sugarbush
Farm (978) 544-7178
William and Laurel Facey
E-mail: lfacey88@earthlink.net
47 Davis Rd. Travel east out of Millers Falls on Bridge
St. bearing left on Mormon Hollow Road. First right off
Mormon Hollow Road is Davis Road. Go up, bearing left at
the fork, to the farmhouse with the big red barn.
MONTAGUE
Old
Homestead Farm (413) 367-2802
Kathy and Andy Peura
Located on Rte. 63, 1.5 miles North of Rte. 47
NORTHFIELD
Severance's
Maple Products (413) 498-2032
Milton Severance
52 Pierson Rd. Rts. 5 & 10 N. through Northfield
Ctr. Where 63 goes left, stay on Rte. 10 take 1st right,
go 1/4 mile to sugarhouse on left.
NORTH
ORANGE
Gauvin's Sugarhouse (978) 575-0216
Richard Gauvin
52 Pierson Rd. From downtown Athol, take No. Orange Rd 3
* miles. First R at Library. Sugarhouse 300 yds. down
hill on right.
Usually open evenings and weekends.
NORTHAMPTON
Zawalick's Sugarhouse (413) 584-4162
Stan & Kathy Zawalick, 545 Sylvester Rd.,
Northampton. Take exit 18 off 1-91, turn L. then L. at
light. After next light, bear L onto Rte 66. Go west 4.7
miles to R on West Farms Rd. to Sylvester Rd. (follow
signs). Maple products and gift packaging available all
year.
ORANGE
Johnson
Farm (978) 544-3597
Philip G. Johnson & Family
1.5 miles of Rte. 2A at 210 Wheeler Ave. Call before to
see if we are boiling.
PLAINFIELD
Bob's Sugarhouse (413) 634-5399
On Rte. 116 1 mile west of Plainfield center.
Thatcher's
Sugarhouse (413) 634-5582
website - http://www.thatcherssugarhouse.com
E-mail: thatcher@bcn.net
Dennis and Theresa Thatcher
Located at 12 Broom St. Plainfield, MA 01070
1/2 mile south of Rte. 116, left on Broom St. or 3.5
miles north of Rte 9 towards Plainfield Ctr./Rte. 116,
right on Broom St.
SHELBURNE
* Davenport Maple Farm (413) 625-2866
Norm Davenport & Family
Off Rte 2 in Shelburne Ctr. Go north on Little Mohawk
Rd., follow signs. Sales room open all year, restaurant
open weekends . March to mid-April. Dairy operation.
Fog
Hollow Farm (413) 625-9706
Tim and Evie Stacy
Exit 26 off 1-91 on Rte 1 W 5 mi. to Old Greenfield Rd
Left 1/4 mi. and R to 135 Zerah Fiske Rd. 1/4 mi. on R.
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Gould's Sugarhouse (413) 625-6170
Website: www.goulds-sugarhouse.com
E-mail: info@goulds-sugarhouse.com
Edgar and Helen Gould (413) 625-6496
Exit 26 off I-91. 7 miles west on Rte 2. Restaurant open
during sugaring season and during fall foliage season.
Graves
Sugarhouse (413) 625-6174 , 625-9066
James Graves
104 Wilson Graves Rd. Off Rte 2 at Strawberry Field
Antiques, take Colrain Rd. 1 1/2 miles. 1st R, 2nd L,
1/2 mile to farm. Dairy barn open.
Wheelview
Farm (413) 625-2900
212 Reynolds Road
Email: info@wheelviewfarm.com
www.wheelviewfarm.com
TOLLAND
Red Sugarhouse at Twin-Brook Campground (413) 258-4457
or 258-3351
Ron Messenger and Family
Located at 1234 Colebrook River Rd. 2.5 miles off Rte.
57 at Tolland Ctr. to Colebrook River Rd. Antiques on
display.
WENDELL
Diemand
Sugarhouse (978) 544-3806
Peter Diemand
Located on Morman Hollow Rd.
WEST
WHATELY
Beans Maple Distillery
Roger and Lois Bean
Located at 81 Webber Rd. Near Conway/Wiliamsburg/Whately
town lines.
WESTFIELD
* Pomeroy's Sugarhouse (413) 568-3484
Harlow Pomeroy
491 Russellville Rd. Follow signs from Rte. 10 & 202
by Purple Onion. Come have breakfast and pet animals at
our working dairy farm
WESTHAMPTON
Bridgmont Farm (413) 527-6193
Peter and Mary Montague and Family
61 Chesterfield Road. Rte 9 W, left at Sunoco gas to
Leeds. L at Leeds P.O. Follow onto Chesterfield Rd.
Through 4 corners. R at y, 2nd farm on right. 200 yr.
old dairy farm.
WHATELY
Brookledge Sugarhouse (413) 665-3837, 665-2891
Keith Bardwell
159 Haydenville Rd. From Whately Ctr., go W of Whately
Inn. 2 miles on Haydenville Rd.
WILLIAMSBURG
Dufresne's Sugarhouse (413) 268-7509
Website: www.berkshiremaple.com
Keith, Jacqueline & David Dufresne
113 Goshen Rd. 2.2 miles west on Rte 9 from Williamsburg
Ctr. on the left. Mostly boiling evenings/nights. Call
ahead.
Lawton
Family Sugarhouse (413) 268-3145
Bill & Deb Lawton Turner & Family
Located at 47 Goshen Rd., Rte. 9 west, 1.5 miles past
Williamsburg Ctr. on left before Pat's. A family
tradition for 6 generations.
Paul's
Sugarhouse (413) 268-3544 1-800-499-3544
Paul Zononi, 1 mi. west of Williamsburg Ctr. on Rte 9.
Maple products available all year. Antique maple
equipment display.
WORTHINGTON
Justamere Tree Farm (413) 238-5902
Marian and J.P. Welch
From Worthington Ctr. go 2 miles S on Rte 112. R on
Kinnebrook Rd., 2 1/2 miles then R on Adams, to end and
L on Patterson Rd., 2nd house on L. Christmas tree farm.
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The Red Bucket Sugar Shack (413) 238-7710
Jeff and LeAnn Mason
Off Rte 112, go 2.7 miles S to 584 Kinne Brook Rd. Maple
products and gift packs available year round. Pancake
restaurant open weekends mid-Feb to Mid-April.
Lockwood
Farms (413) 238-5306
William & Susan VanBuren
Located at 124 Cummington Rd., midway between Rtes. 112
& 143.
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Windy Hill Farm(413) 238-5869
Howard & Leah Mollison & Family
Rte. 112 S. to Sam Hill Rd. to West St. Oldest
sugarhouse in town, restaurant open weekends March &
April.
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High Hopes Sugarhouse (413) 238-5919
The Rowe Family
On Rte 112 at Huntington/Worthington town lines.
Gift Shop. "All you can eat" sugarhouse
buffet. Open 7am-2pm on weekends mid-Feb thru mid-April,
and again during October
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