With cabanes à sucre aka sugar shacks closed in Quebec red zones this season due to COVID-19, you may find yourself missing that classic Quebec aesthetic — from the log exterior to the exposed wood beams to the cafeteria-style seating. What if you could buy a property like that near Montreal... but nicer and bigger? What if you could live in your very own sugar shack? Or, rather, sugar mansion. Editor's Choice: These Are The 10 Most Popular Airbnbs In Quebec & They Prove How Much We LOVE Chalets This 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home in Piedmont, Quebec is less than an hour from Montreal and it's for sale. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord It has all the markings of a cabane à sucre — even those red window frames — but a higher-end version renovated in 2011. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord There's wood everywhere — the ground-floor floorsare terracotta and the first-floor floors are Brazilian Cumaru hardwood. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord And the kitchen is even large enough for a few really long tables with red-and-white checkered table cloths. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord But it also boasts things you won't find in a sugar shack, such as an en-suite bathroom with a spillover bath, a two-person shower and a jacuzzi spa. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord The best of both worlds! Sugar Mansion Price: $689,000 Address: 757, rue Principale, Piedmont, Québec Description: A single-family home meets cabane à sucre less than an hour away from Montreal. Engel & Völkers Montréal Rive-Nord View Here
