The 59th annual Elmira Syrup festival is back and in person. This April people from all over will flock to Elmira to enjoy the great event. The event like many others had to shut down during the pandemic. That is where the journey back to being in person began.
Thousands poured into town for music, arts, crafts, pancake flipping contests, sugar bush tours and — oh yes — Canada’s signature syrup.
Operated by Waterloo Central Railway, the train ride, based on the children’s novel, runs between St. Jacobs and Elmira.
BY DEANNA ROLLINS Driving into Elmira, home of the “World’s Largest Single Day Maple Syrup Festival,” you see horse-drawn buggies lining the sides of the main road, with Mennonites selling fresh maple syrup for the low price of only $40 per four litre jug. You turn onto a side street and see signs that read “park in this driveway for only $5 a spot.” So far, you’ve spent $45 and … Continued
By HEATHER STANLEY The spring season is now underway, resulting in the arrival of Canada’s favourite sweet and sticky delicacy — maple syrup. Canada is the largest producer of maple syrup, with 85 per cent of the world’s supply. Holding that title, it’s only fitting that Canada also holds the world’s largest maple syrup festival. The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival kicked off its 51st year on March 28. It first … Continued
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