Cabane à Sucre - Sun, Mar 3 2013

Cabane à Sucre (3/3/2013)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Adventure

Event Location:

Site #3, Hawrelak Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Mar 3 2013 1:00 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Mar 2 2013 1:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

1-2.5 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Narmin
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

6 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

I have reserved six tickets for the University of Alberta's Cabane à Sucre. This event is hosted by the U of A Alumni Association and University of Alberta Recreation Services.

The Cabane à Sucre is a unique, French-Canadian tradition. A Cabane à Sucre is a sugar house (also known as a sap house, sugar shack, sugar shanty) where sap collected from sugar maple trees is boiled into maple syrup. During the spring when the sap is flowing, families and friends gather in these sugar houses to celebrate with a variety of activities, including eating "la tire" (maple toffee).

Join me for an afternoon of festivities, including a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh, snowshoeing, sampling la tire, and enjoying the vibrant music of Les Bûcherons (The Lumberjacks).

The schedule for the afternoon is as follows:
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Sleigh rides and la tire
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. French-Canadian music
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Wooden Spoon workshops
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. French-Canadian music

Sleigh rides will be available from the main parking lot to site #3.

The event is free and a $1 donation is recommended for la tire (maple toffee) with proceeds going to the U of A Campus Food Bank

If you are a U of A grad, please indicate it in the notes' section of your registration.

We'll meet in the main parking lot. You'll spot my bright blue, puffy, down jacket and yellow EOC hat. You can also check out my picture on the volunteer page.

Required Items to Bring:
Snowshoes (can rent from MEC)
$1 for la tire (if you want to participate)
Dress appropriately for the weather (layers and proper footwear)

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Water
Layers

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

We'll meet in the main parking lot and perhaps take the sleigh ride to Site #3.

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Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!