Five generations · Mont-Saint-Grégoire
At the birthplace of the sugar shacks.
From great-grandfather Omer Brodeur to Mélanie Charbonneau, four generations have run the same mountain.
Our story
A tradition that doesn't stop.
At Mont-Saint-Grégoire, sugar shacks gave rise to an industry around the 1920s. This is where several of Québec's first commercial cabanes à sucre opened their doors. And it is on this same mountain that our family has worked for four generations.
Our ancestor Omer Brodeur was one of the region's pioneers. His great-great-granddaughter, Mélanie Charbonneau, now runs the sugar shack with her partner Alexandre Jourdain. The current site was acquired in 2004 and opened to the public in 2006 after two years of renovations.
The sap, we boil it here. The dishes, we cook them here. The wood fire, we still tend it by hand. It takes time and it is meticulous work, but it is the only way to make a syrup that tastes like what we promise.
4
Generations of maple producers
2006
Opened to the public
250+
Guests, capacity
1,900+
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The lineage
Four generations, one same mountain.
In the 1900s
Omer Brodeur, a Mont-Saint-Grégoire pioneer
Mélanie Charbonneau's great-grandfather was among the very first maple producers of Mont-Saint-Grégoire, the historic birthplace of Québec's commercial sugar shacks.
In the 1980s
A lineage that never left the mountain
Generation after generation, the craft is passed down on the same land: the boiling pans, the taps, the cooking, the service.
2004
Acquisition of the current site
Mélanie Charbonneau and her parents acquire the sugar shack. Two years of renovations follow to prepare for opening to the public.
2006
Opening the doors
The cabin welcomes its first guests. It has grown since, but the wood fire, the syrup method and the homemade recipes have not changed.
Today
Mélanie Charbonneau and Alexandre Jourdain
Mélanie, fourth generation, runs the cabin with her partner Alexandre Jourdain. A fifth generation is learning the trade.
In the 1900s
Omer Brodeur, a Mont-Saint-Grégoire pioneer
Mélanie Charbonneau's great-grandfather was among the very first maple producers of Mont-Saint-Grégoire, the historic birthplace of Québec's commercial sugar shacks.
In the 1980s
A lineage that never left the mountain
Generation after generation, the craft is passed down on the same land: the boiling pans, the taps, the cooking, the service.
2004
Acquisition of the current site
Mélanie Charbonneau and her parents acquire the sugar shack. Two years of renovations follow to prepare for opening to the public.
2006
Opening the doors
The cabin welcomes its first guests. It has grown since, but the wood fire, the syrup method and the homemade recipes have not changed.
Today
Mélanie Charbonneau and Alexandre Jourdain
Mélanie, fourth generation, runs the cabin with her partner Alexandre Jourdain. A fifth generation is learning the trade.
What we stand for
Three principles, not one more.
The craft
The fire, still by hand.
The sap, we boil it here, over wood. No concentrate, no shortcuts. What comes out of the boiling pan comes from the forest.
The kitchen
The terroir, on the plate.
Pea soup, oreilles de crisse, homemade tourtière, sugar pie. Dishes simmered right here, the way we have always made them.
The welcome
A home, not a hall.
Wooden chairs, an outdoor fire pit, a play area for the kids. We welcome you the way we welcome people into our own home.
The place
At the foot of Mont-Saint-Grégoire.
About forty minutes from Montréal, on the southern slope of the Montérégie, Mont-Saint-Grégoire watches over our orchards. A landscape we see change with every season, and that truly looks like no other.
Our hall opens onto the forest, the terrace onto the orchard, and the parking lot holds more than 200 spaces. Just steps away: the Denis Charbonneau family orchard, the Uplå park (giant trampolines), and the Arbraska treetop course.
45 Chemin du Sous-Bois, Mont-Saint-Grégoire · 450 347-9090
In the press
Twenty years of word
of mouth.
Recommended by tourism guides, food blogs, and the neighbors who bring their cousins.
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