Some sugar shacks operate like well-oiled machines; Constantin Grégoire runs like a big family dinner where everyone’s got a role. Since 1970, this Lanaudière institution has stayed in the hands of the Grégoires, keeping tradition alive with all-you-can-eat classics and a lineup of activities for kids and adults alike. Expect the full spread—pea soup stirred by Andrée’s wooden ladle, Aunt Didi’s famously fluffy omelettes, and Grandma Claire’s time-tested recipes, still holding their own decades later. Between bites, there are walking trails, farm animals, a carousel, and carriage rides, making it as much a day out as it is a feast. It’s small enough to feel intimate but big enough to keep things lively. If you want a sugar shack where the food and the people behind it matter just as much, this one’s got generations of proof.
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Running from late February through April, sugar shack season is a short but glorious stretch of syrup-soaked feasts best enjoyed in the countryside.
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