THOMPSONTOWN MAPLE

In 1982 Ray and Wayne Thompson, along with their wives Ann and Teresa, re-established a long tradition of maple syrup production on Ray's parents farm on the west shore of Clayton Lake... A used 3 1/2' x 12' Lightning Evaporater was purchased and moved into the sugar camp Ray's father had built in 1954. In the first year, they gathered sap from 1000 buckets. In 1984, the main part of the existing camp was built and a 5' x 16' wood fired Waterloo Evaporater was purchased. A 2' x 5'oil finisher was added at this time along with 1200 taps on pipeline. After a few years, the existing arch was converted to oil since it was too difficult to maintain a good supply of wood to fuel the evaporator... Thompsontown Maple Products is a 5,000 tap maple syrup farm located on a 350 acre property in the heart of the Ottawa Valley. Just a short drive from Canada's capital and nestled in the natural beauty of Lanark County, our family owned and run operation offers you award winning Canadian maple..

Primary location: Clayton