2020 Ice Cream Stop #6 – Ritchey’s Dairy, Martinsburg, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 As we left the top of the hill towards our next planned stop, Vale Wood Farms in Loretto, PA, Google told us that this business would be closed by the time we arrived. After searching for cell service, I called and confirmed that they, indeed, closed at… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Stop #5 – Widnoon Soft Serve, Widnoon Village, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 Over the river and through the woods to Widnoon Soft Serve we go…. We drove an hour and 15 minutes to the Village of Widnoon, outside of Templeton, PA. Templeton is an old town on a hill which has “Company” row houses overlooking a huge power station… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Stop #4 – Windy Ridge Dairy, Fombell, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 Returning back through the tunnel and over the Pittsburgh bridges we got a better view of the city. If we were to ever decide to move to a city, Pittsburgh would definitely be on my short list. As we passed Heinez Field, we could see Mr. Rogers’… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Stop #3 – Betsy’s Ice Cream, Mt. Lebanon, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 After our Costco stop, where NO ice cream was eaten, we drove past downtown Pittsburgh, drove through the Ft. Pitt Tunnel, and up to quaint Mt. Lebanon. It was raining so, after parking along the street a block away from our destination, we donned our rain jackets… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Stop #2 – Kerber’s Dairy, North Huntingdon, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 We arrived at Kerber’s at 10:30 a.m. They are another small convenience store with an adjacent putt putt golf course and inner tube water slide. They sell half gallon tubs of their ice cream (Jackson Farms sold half gallon and gallon tubs) as well as selling soft… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Stop #1 – Jackson Farms, New Salem, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 We left Brown Hill at 8:30 a.m. after a hearty breakfast of eggs. The sky had dark rain clouds with intermittent sections of blue sky with the sun peeking out. There was a nice breeze in the 68 degree mountain air. The Summit was 66 degrees. As… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Trail Day Trip – Western Pennsylvania August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 A fellow Ice Cream 101 student told me (Kristin) in January about the Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trails. The PA Dairy Association organizes it, offering participants a “Passport” to be stamped at specific creameries. Once filled, the passport could be exchanged for an ice cream bowl. There are… Continue Reading