Ice cream season is here. Where to get yours in Wayne, Holmes and Ashland counties

Grant Ritchey, Ashland Times Gazette
·4 min read
The Golden Bear in Apple Creek Manager Tony Buss with a black raspberry vanilla twist cone. Their homemade hand-scoop ice cream will be on sale sometime in April.
The Golden Bear in Apple Creek Manager Tony Buss with a black raspberry vanilla twist cone. Their homemade hand-scoop ice cream will be on sale sometime in April.

As spring moves forward and thoughts turn to those hot summer days ahead, many can't fight the inevitable hankering for ice cream.

But, where to go?

The choices are endless in the tri-county area as are the flavors.

Our list is just a sampling of what's out there. Come along with us on an ice cream tour of Wayne, Holmes and Ashland counties.

Salted caramel ice cream rules in Holmes County

Sterling Weaver gets a cup of vanilla bean ice cream at Miller's Creamery in MIllersburg.
Sterling Weaver gets a cup of vanilla bean ice cream at Miller's Creamery in MIllersburg.

MILLER'S CREAMERY

  • Location: West Jackson and South Washington streets in Millersburg

  • Times: Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

  • Favorite: Salted caramel

MAIN STREET FUDGE AND POPCORN 

  • Location: Main Street in Berlin

  • Times: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed on Sundays.

  • Favorite: Salted Caramel Truffle

DAIRY QUEEN

  • Location: 4714 state Route 39, Millersburg

  • Times: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

  • Favorite: Blizzards

Here's the scoop on ice cream in Wayne County

Miriam Hostetler holds a vanilla and chocolate twist cone. She works at Lems in Fredericksburg where they have 24 flavors of soft-serve ice cream.
Miriam Hostetler holds a vanilla and chocolate twist cone. She works at Lems in Fredericksburg where they have 24 flavors of soft-serve ice cream.

LEM'S PIZZA

  • Location: 110 N. Mill St.

  • Favorites: Flurries, sundaes and shakes

  • Times: Open year-round with winter and summer hours. Summer hours: Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m.

  • Toppings include candy like Reese's and Snickers, Oreos and hot fudge. Other menu options include pizza and sub sandwiches.

GUERNE HEIGHTS DRIVE-IN

  • Location: 3004 Dover Road, Wooster

  • Hours: Open from March through December, Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  • Favorites: Known for deep-fried coney dogs. Also offers hot dogs, burgers and both soft serve and scooped ice cream in six to eight flavors. Flavors change throughout the year.

THE GOLDEN BEAR

  • Location: 546 W Main St., Apple Creek

  • Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sundays, which are noon to 8 p.m.

  • Favorites: Between 16 and 20 flavors of house-made hand-dipped ice cream. Chocolate and vanilla soft serve with a rotating third flavor each week. Homemade sundae toppings. Other sweet treats are floats, slushies and milkshakes. Burgers, hot dogs, chicken dishes and a variety of sides.

Olivia Nabratil of Hartzler's Dairy of Wooster dips a heifer tracks, mint chip and black raspberry waffle cone.
Olivia Nabratil of Hartzler's Dairy of Wooster dips a heifer tracks, mint chip and black raspberry waffle cone.

HARTZLER DAIRY 

  • Location: 5454 Cleveland Road, Wooster

  • Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

  • Favorites: Ice cream and ice cream cakes in a variety of flavors and sizes. Roughly 13 “staple” ice cream flavors are offered along with several rotating and season flavors. Ice cream is available in pint and quart sizes, while cake is available in small, medium, large and sheet sizes with a minimum of three business days required for orders.

DARI-LAND

  • Locations: 306 W Liberty St., Wooster and 736 E Main St., Smithville

  • Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Sunday, with summer hours of 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. starting closer to May.

  • Favorites: Various foods, such as burgers, fries and hot dogs, are available but they are most known for their ice cream treats. Ice cream, which comes in over 20 flavors, can be served in a cone or as a shake or flurry.

Hand-dipped treats await in Ashland County

Nancy Pauly, owner of Eva's Treats dispenses frozen yogurt Friday, March 25, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM
Nancy Pauly, owner of Eva's Treats dispenses frozen yogurt Friday, March 25, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM

EVA'S TREATS

  • Location: 601 Claremont Ave.

  • Times: Monday through Sunday 2 to 8 p.m.

  • Favorites: Creative offerings featuring vanilla and chocolate custard. The yogurts come in many different flavors. Coming this summer is cotton candy for the kids. Salted caramel pretzel and cookies 'n' cream. Up to 65 toppings.

Yoder's Red Barn owner Harley Yoder hands a cone to a young customer on Thursday, April 7, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM
Yoder's Red Barn owner Harley Yoder hands a cone to a young customer on Thursday, April 7, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM

YODER'S RED BARN

  • Location: 428 Parkside Drive

  • Times: Monday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

  • Favorites: Hand-dipped ice cream, shakes and banana splits

MIFFLIN DAIRY BAR

  • Location: 37 Maine St.

  • Times: Monday through Thursday noon to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 8 p.m.; Closed on Wednesdays

  • Favorites: Soft-serve cones, artic swirls, subs and coneys

Yoder's Red Barn owner Harley Yoder scoops out a cone for a customer on Thursday, April 7, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM
Yoder's Red Barn owner Harley Yoder scoops out a cone for a customer on Thursday, April 7, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM

IDA'S DAIRY

  • Location: 101 S. Bridge St., Perrysville

  • Times: Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

  • Favorites: Floats & tornados, sundaes and milkshakes

STELA'S ICE CREAM SHOPPE & COFFEE HOUSE

  • Location: 211 W. Main St., Loudonville

  • Times: Sunday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

  • Favorites: White Lightning and Grand Central Street flavored ice creams.

Reach Grant at gritchey@gannett.com

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This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Take an ice cream tour through Wayne, Holmes, Ashland counties