Icecream Shops

Have you ever noticed that Newtown has about three shops just for ice-cream? They aren’t spread that far apart either, they all are in close proximity to the center of town. Although there are three shops selling the same product, we as residence have found a way to differentiate the three. The very first shop we had was the one across from our Saint Rose Church, which I believe is just called The Ice-cream Shop, but I could be wrong. This classic was the place to go in its thriving years, as it has all types of ice-cream, including sundaes, soda floats, and one of my favorites, snow cones. The shop can be said to resemble an ice-cream truck except located on a busy road and attached to the ground. If you’re not in the mood for real filling ice-cream, this is the place to go for its light truck like essence. The next shop that opened up, for my luck, down the street from me is the Creamery. The Creamery has been wowing its customers since the day it opened. Located on a dairy farm run by a Newtown family, these folks only use the fresh milk from their cows to make home-made ice-cream. Here you can find all types of creative names for flavors such as 302 chocolate moo (chocolate fudge) and the grasshopper (mint). It’s been known that people from surrounding towns come to the Creamery for their ice-cream, as it’s the “best in the state”. Although the creamery is only open in the late spring through summer, they offer customers to buy gallons of ice-cream to hold them over through the winter. The Creamery is THE place for real hearty home-made ice-cream. The final place that opened just this past year is actually a chain shop. The frozen yogurt shop, Peachwave can be found across from our Walgreens. This place although a chain, is light and bright in decoration and gives you a health food feel when you walk in the door. Looking at the flavors you will find that most of them are either sugar free or fat free or even both! Also the large area for pick and choose toppings always is switching it up for fan favorites. Half of the toppings bar is fresh fruit and by fresh, they mean it! The other half has the classic toppings along with some new ones like chocolate rocks or graham cracker crumbs. If you’re a health freak or just looking for a light treat on a hot day, Peachwave is the shop for you. So, seeing the different styles of ice-cream we have in our town you can decide which one fits you. Which shop would you choose? The ice-cream truck essence, the home-made farm ice-cream, or the light and healthy treat? Morgan C