Ashland and Squam Lakes have a budding ice cream scene!
The building and a restaurant/ice cream stand has been here forever, but appears to have been sold sometime in 2020/2021. The new owners took on an extensive renovation. The new building is nothing short of HGTV beatuiful.
The new place appears to be focused on ice cream. They are making their own as well as selling Gifford's to expand their options. They offer both "hard" ice cream as well as soft serve.
My daughter had the soft serve. This appears to be homemade as well, but I don't know that for certain. Even if it wasn't, it is a nice change from the stuff you typically get for soft serve. My husband had the homemade cookies and cream. Very good! I went a bit crazy and ordered the Chasing Rainbows Sundae. Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge, peanut butter, chopped up PB chunks (think Reese's), jimmies, whipped cream and a cherry. The toppings were so plentiful, I'm sorry I didn't order a second serving of plain vanilla to take home. Soooooo goooood.
We went on a rainy summer weeknight but this would be a great place to enjoy the ice cream while you watch the boats on Little Squam. Think of it like Meredith Harbor and Town Docks but with plenty of parking and a more peaceful scene. An excellent additon to the area! read more