Saturday, August 15, 2020 We headed home from Lancaster via Costco, Gettysburg, and then we headed towards Waynesboro, PA for an ice cream shop where I was to meet a fellow HopeWriter for the first time. Through the HopeWriter private Facebook page, Katherine found me on my travel blog. She…
Category: PA Ice Cream Trail
2020 
Six Creameries and a Cheesesteak
Friday, August 14, 2020 Finally! A Hampton Inn in PA that served protein for breakfast! The pre-packaged scrambled eggs with cheese and red bell peppers did not taste prepackaged. I know serving protein is a lot of extra work for hotels, and I really appreciated it. I may or may not…
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Manning Farm Dairy, Dalton, PA and Creamworks Dairy, Waymart, PA
Thursday, August 13, 2020 Happy Birthday to my Dad who is enjoying a more glorious view than me. We slept until 8. The Penn Wells Hotel is like stepping back in time. There is a radiator in the room (andthankfully a window air conditione, pipes along the high ceilings, separate…
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Hanks Frozen Custard, Conneaut Lake, PA and Mt. Jewett Tastee Freeze (serving Perry’s Ice Cream), Mt. Jewett, PA
August 12, 2020 The Hampton Inn South Erie gave us a bag breakfast to go. I do wish they would figure out some type of protein to add to their breakfast bags. First stop was a pre-Route 6 bonus stop – Presque Isle State Park, a peninsula in Lake Erie….
2020 
KICK – Kristin’s Ice Cream Koerner, Kittanning, PA
August 11, 2020 We left The Burg around 5:00 p.m. and headed towards Erie, PA to begin our trek across northern Pennsylvania for a few days. Gregg told me about “The Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.” He has never seen it. As I researched, I found that it is part of a…
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Ice Cream… Served on a Diamond, Guarded by a Fort – Ligonier Creamery, Ligonier, PA
August 1, 2020 What better way to begin the month than to eat ice cream for lunch? After running an errand in Connellsville, Gregg took us on a detour to Ligonier, PA, home of Fort Ligonier. The town square is actually a diamond, surrounded by a traffic circle and quaint…
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Ice Cream Trail Stop #30 – Penn State Berkey Creamery, State College, PA
July 18, 2020 In January, we ate ice cream numerous times at the Berkey Creamery during the three days we were there with Gregg’s brother, Doug. Doug and I took the weekend Ice Cream 101 course which is offered once a year each January. A fellow student introduced me to…
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Ice Cream Trail Stop #29 – Vale Wood Farms, Loretto, PA
July 18, 2020 What a beautiful drive through the mountains and also through farmlands today. I love looking down into valleys and seeing barns, silos, and the various colors of fields. I also love seeing the 3-D views the mountains create. Vale Wood Farms is in the middle of farmlands….
2020
Ice Cream Trail Stop #28 – Windy Knoll Farm Market and Creamery, Chambersburg, PA
July 18, 2020 After a good night’s sleep, we ate a little at the hotel and headed to Windy Knoll Farm Market and Creamery for second breakfast. This Mennonite market and creamery is large, clean, inviting, and has a wide variety of foods, especially for baking (bulk spices, pie fillings,…
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Ice Cream Trail Stop #27 – Urban Churn, Harrisburg, PA
July 17, 2020 As we sat, confused, at the Sugar Shack, eating our soft-serve, we looked up another creamery which I had read about. They churn their ice cream the old fashioned way, with ice and salt. The Urban Churn is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital. We had an hour before…
