sugarhouse
noun
sug·ar·house
ˈshu̇-gər-ˌhau̇s 
: a building where sugar is made or refined
specifically
: one where maple sap is boiled and maple syrup and maple sugar are made
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There are more than 3,000 sugarhouses statewide, and luckily, Route 100 is packed with shops that sell everything from maple candy to giant tubs of syrup.
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Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The sugarhouse also welcomes visitors on weekdays and school groups, depending on sap availability.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Free sugarhouse tours and tastings.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
The sugarhouse is too small to have other people inside and maintain a safe distance but French doors built into it allow people to see the process from outside, Stanley said.
—Lisa Rathke, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2021
For a list of participating sugarhouse and their hours, visit ctmaple.org/maple-weekend.html.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 4 Mar. 2021
Burns, an employee with the Geauga County Park District, is hard at work with her colleagues inside the sugarhouse during the Sap's-a-Risin'!
—Lisa Dejong, cleveland.com, 5 Mar. 2018
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Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The sugarhouse also welcomes visitors on weekdays and school groups, depending on sap availability.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Free sugarhouse tours and tastings.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
The sugarhouse is too small to have other people inside and maintain a safe distance but French doors built into it allow people to see the process from outside, Stanley said.
—Lisa Rathke, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2021
For a list of participating sugarhouse and their hours, visit ctmaple.org/maple-weekend.html.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 4 Mar. 2021
Burns, an employee with the Geauga County Park District, is hard at work with her colleagues inside the sugarhouse during the Sap's-a-Risin'!
—Lisa Dejong, cleveland.com, 5 Mar. 2018
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sugarhouse
noun
sug·ar·house
ˈshu̇g-ər-ˌhau̇s
: a building where maple sap is boiled to make maple syrup and maple sugar
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