Shelburne Sugarworks — Attraction in Shelburne

We toured Vermont for our wedding anniversary and wanted to make sure we hit a sugar shack. My wife is a west coast city slicker and I am an east coast suburbanite. We happened upon this location on accident; it was not really open. Even still, my wife got a tour of the facility and a very in-depth understanding of how maple products are made. We both learned a lot from the very welcoming crew. As the crew was transitioning from production season to retail season, they were very welcoming and accommodating. We left with tons of product to try and some for gifts, as well as, some brewery recommendations that were spot on. This was the highlight of our trip and I am grateful for their time and the experience we had because of their...

Shelburne Sugarworks has the best ice cream around. I absolutely love their Maple Pecan (I've always been a fan of the regular butter pecan ice cream from the store but this is a million times better). Their blueberry cheesecake ice cream is also one of my favorites of all time. In the Spring they have a really fun sugar on snow experience, we always make sure to bring our visitors for a stop there, many are not native Vermonters and therefore have never had sugar on snow before! I love how they also give you a cider donut and a pickle on the side! It sounds quirky but you NEED the saltiness of the pickle to balance you out while you're eating super sweet...

Best maple sugarhouse in the area, by far.

The maple ice cream they make is amazing. During the sugaring season they offer free educational tours and explanations of the production process.

They have maple donuts, maple hotdogs, maple cotton candy, maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream.

Everyone there is friendly and knowledgeable, and they actually are a functioning maple sugarhouse that makes maple syrup on a regular basis (and doesn't just offer "boiling démonstrations" for show - this place is...