Five unique maple syrup experiences just outside the GTA

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From sugarbush adventures to maple-inspired wellness treatments, Kawarthas Northumberland has an unforgettable experience in store for everyone.

You could say that sap is in Peter Elmhirst’s blood – or at least, it runs in his family.

“My father and my grandfather harvested syrup on a commercial scale on the property in the early 1900s right up until probably 1940,” says the current patriarch of the family who owns and operates the all-season Elmhirst Resort on Rice Lake.