The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially up and running. The tasty trail includes more than 100 destinations — covering every county of the state — that use Massachusetts dairy products in their treats.
“We are the ice cream capital,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during the trail’s launch Thursday at Richardson’s Ice Cream in Middleton. “We eat the most ice cream per capita of just about any other place.”
[Editor’s note: There aren’t a whole lot of surveys on ice cream consumption, so we could not easily verify this fact. We can, however, confirm that ice cream is delicious.]
Dairy farming has been part of Massachusetts’ story for centuries. Today, dairy farms contribute more than $61 million to the state’s economy each year. Driscoll and other officials at Richardson’s on Thursday said agricultural tourism like the ice cream trail is a smart move for the state.
“This particular trail is ensuring that we’re benefiting our Massachusetts dairy farms, the folks who are working hard every single day to provide these sweet treats,” said Driscoll.
The initiative is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board, the Department of Agricultural Resources, the Office of Travel and Tourism and local dairy farmers.
“This is the perfect way to explore Massachusetts,” said Kate Fox, executive director of the state’s Office of Travel and Tourism. “You’ll discover hidden gems, charming towns, unique ice cream shops with incredible flavors and beautiful farm settings.”
Hungry? Here’s the full map:
Greater Boston
- Boston Children’s Museum Hood Milk Bottle | Boston
- Bubbling Brook | Westwood
- Cabot’s Ice Cream & Restaurant | Newton
- Celebrity Pizza & Dairy Bar | Watertown
- Colleen’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop | Medford
- Crescent Ridge Dairy Bar | Sharon
- Emack and Bolio’s | Charlestown
- Furlong’s Candies & Ice Cream | Norwood
- Gracie’s Ice Cream | Somerville
- Honeycomb Creamery | Cambridge
- Ice Cream Beach Club | Foxborough
- Kennedy’s Ice Cream Bar | Melrose
- Little Luke’s Cafe | Newton
- Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream | Waltham
- Oake Knoll Farms | Foxborough
- Pizzi Farm Ice Cream | Waltham
- Ron’s Gourmet Ice Cream | Hyde Park
- Sweeties | Roslindale
- The Big Dipper | North Reading
- The Original Boston Frosty | Boston
North of Boston
- Boston Hill Farm | North Andover
- Carl’s Cones | Gloucester
- Chelmsford Creamery | Chelmsford
- Connors Farm | Danvers
- Farmer Daves | Dracut
- Great Brook Farm | Carlisle
- Hodgie’s Ice Cream | Amesbury
- Hodgies Too Ice Cream | Newburyport and Salisbury
- Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe | Gloucester, Peabody and Salem
- Long Hill Orchard & The Big Scoop | West Newbury
- Mac’s Dairy Farm | Tewksbury
- Meadowlands Ice Cream | Tewksbury
- Richardson’s Farm | Middleton
- Shaw Farm Dairy | Dracut
- Smolak Farms | North Andover
- The Ice Cream Store | Rockport
- Tully Farms Dairy | Dunstable
South of Boston
- Acushnet Creamery | Acushnet
- Annie’s Ice Cream Shack | East Freetown
- Annie’s Ice Cream Shop | Marion
- B’s Homemade Ice Cream | Marshfield and Plymouth
- Bay State Creamery | Hanover
- Bliss Restaurant | Attleboro
- Farfar’s Danish Ice Cream Shop | Duxbury
- Flannel Cow Creamery | Mansfield
- Gellar’s Ice Cream | Plymouth
- Hornstra Farms | Norwell and Whitman
- Joyful Scoops | Middleboro
- Langwater Farm | North Easton
- Pinky’s at Nelson Beach | Plymouth
- Sugar Hill Dairy at Hanson Farm | Bridgewater
- Vineyard Farm | West Bridgewater
Cape Cod and the Islands
- Four Seas Ice Cream | Centerville
- Ghelfi’s Candies and Ice Cream of Cape Cod | Falmouth and Mashpee
- Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe | Dennisport
- Lil’ Caboose Ice Cream | South Yarmouth
- Mad Martha’s | Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven
- Sundae School Ice Cream | Dennisport
- The Juice Bar | Nantucket
- Whistle Stop Ice Cream | Bourne and Mashpee
Central Massachusetts
- Black Cow | Millis
- Carter & Stevens Farm | Barre
- Chevy’s Ice Cream | Bellingham
- Eastleigh Farm | Framingham
- Elmhurst Dairy Farms | Millbury
- Gibby’s Famous Ice Cream | Worcester
- Hanson’s Farm | Framingham
- Hollis Hills Farm | Fitchburg
- Lilac Hedge Farm | Rutland
- Murdock Farm & Dairy Bar | Winchendon
- Murphy’s Eats & Treats | Framingham
- New City Microcreamery | Hudson
- Rota Spring Farm | Sterling
- Smith’s Country Cheese | Winchendon
- Still Four Corners | Rutland
- Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream | Ashland
- Sunshine Farm | Sherborn
- Swirls & Scoops | Grafton
- Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm | Millis
- Trombetta’s Farm | Marlborough
- West End Creamery | Whitinsville
- Whittier Farms | Sutton
Western Massachusetts
- Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery | Hadley
- Elsie’s Creamery at Randall’s Farm | Ludlow
- Ferrindino Maple | Hampden
- Flayvors of Cook Farm | Hadley
- Herrell’s Ice Cream | Northampton
- High Lawn Farm | Lee
- Maple Valley’s Scoop at the Silos | Hadley
- McCray’s Country Creamery | South Hadley
- Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream | Easthampton
- North Hadley Sugar Shack and Market | Hadley
- Rice Fruit Farm | Wilbraham
- Rondeau’s Dairy Bar | Palmer
- The Apple Place | East Longmeadow
- Townline Ice Cream | Bernardston
