I Scream, You Scream!

It is hot! In the nineties today with high humidity. Really a different change in weather from recent summers. I won't complain. But I will look for some yummy ways to cool down. What better way than, you guessed it -- Ice Cream!! Where in Rapid City can you find the really good stuff? I have a few "insider" secrets for you:

The best locally made, homegrown with fun flavors: Fjord's Ice Cream Factory, Inc. This is truly gourmet. With over 40 flavors daily, plus desserts and fine chocolates, even herbs from their own garden -- what's not to love? Lines to Fjords, when it was a tiny building on Canyon Lake Drive, used to stretch for blocks. Now they have a new and improved location. Well worth the visit! 3825 Canyon Lake Drive.

Driving downtown in the early evening? Notice a BIG group of people in front of a little white building with a goofy animal on the sign? Could this possibly be another Rapid City ice cream secret? It could! It's Armadillo's Ice Cream Shoppe at 202 Main Street. Is the ice cream really that good? Just read these reviews and then check it out! You won't be disappointed. Scoot on over there this summer, they close in the winter months.

Want entertainment with your specialty waffle cone? How about flavors like "Knights in White Chocolate". Enter Cold Stone Creamery, not far from the Re/Max offices around the corner of Jackson Blvd and West Main: 1925 W. Main to be exact. Have them mix up your favorite flavors like cake batter with gummy bears and M&M's. They'll scoop it, place it in a chilled marble mixing board and smoosh it all together for you. Simply to die for! And here is a tipping tip -- if you tip the counter folk, they'll sing you a special song! Zippety Doo-Dah!

Other quick ice cream stops include, Dairy Queen, Culvers, TCBY & Dippin' Dots in the mall. And there is an ice cream truck that patrols around town. I've seen it here and there.

Enjoy the summer in Rapid City and the Black Hills! We've got a lot coming up-- The Sturgis Rally, The Central States Fair. Stay tuned for more insider tips from my blog!

--Dana