Timmy and I set out on this important mission last Saturday--when, luckily, it finally dipped below 90 degrees--with the Baltimore to Cecil County leg of the journey. Our first stop was the Prigel Family Creamery in Glen Arm, Baltimore County:
According to their website, the Prigel family has been farming in the Long Green Valley portion of Baltimore County for five generations.
Inside, the shop was buzzing with Saturday-afternoon visitors, mostly families and young couples on double dates. They offer blankets for guests to have picnics outside (sadly, we didn't take them up on that this time around) and many families seemed to be enjoying the lovely day.
Timmy was absolutely delighted that they carried Cheerwine, the North Carolinian soda which is surprisingly hard to come by in Baltimore. He ordered a Cheerwine float and could not have been happier!
In an effort to save my ice cream appetite I finished off the bottle instead of ordering my own ice cream treat.
They were hosting a BBQ that evening with food from Clementine. Of course, we would have loved to have stayed but we had more creameries to explore! After leaving the beautiful rolling hills of Glen Arm, we took back roads to Broom's Bloom Dairy, just outside Bel Air in Harford County.
The interior of their shop was bright and cheery.
I was surprised to see a whole bunch of solar panels in their parking lot, on top of the shop, and even in the fields. How cool!
There was ample outdoor seating, either on the big porch or in the cornfields.
I opted for one scoop of Orange Cream, which only came to $2.50! It was so refreshing.
We spotted this lovely blue barn on our way out of Harford County.
Our final creamery of the day was Kilby Cream, which I have been hearing about for a few months. Their farm just outside Rising Sun, in Cecil County, celebrated its seventh anniversary over the weekend.
They use this truck for home deliveries of milk, eggs and butter.
How fun is their ceiling?
Timmy chose the "Independence Explosion" and I had their amazing blueberry cheesecake.
This farm would be a delight to visit both for little kids and their parents. In addition to delicious, fresh ice cream, they also had a petting zoo and a playground!
That pony! So tiny!
I adore how they've painted a giant pink ice cream cone on the silo!
One of my favorite parts of the day was taking the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway around Susquehanna State Park on the way home. I'll be honest, this portion wasn't necessarily planned--we mostly just found ourselves on it and decided to follow the path. It was amazing.
Views of the river, just north of Havre de Grace, were lovely and the greenery was full.
There were lots of families enjoying the park by fishing, hiking, picnicking and kayaking.
There is so much rich history in this part of the state that I never knew existed! For instance, we stumbled upon the Rock Run Grist Mill--an amazing structure that has been operating in Harford County since 1794! Demonstrations take place between 1-4 PM on weekends from May to September; of course, we got there after 4:00 so we'll have to return another time. The park is also home to a former railroad--you can walk along the tracks, which are now a path--and the Steppingstone Museum. We also enjoyed driving through Darlington, a cute historic community along this route.
Our next leg of the Ice Cream Trail will be in Western Maryland, including our friends at South Mountain Creamery (Timmy worked at their stand at the JFX Sunday Farmer's Market for three years!). I can't wait to sample more of Maryland's Best!
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