Cool Down on Hot Summer Days with Hard Serve Ice Cream

Summer days can be especially hot in August. Wearing a mask out in this weather can make things even worse. Luckily local businesses in the area provide some hard serve ice cream options to provide refreshing relief from the heat.

Larsen Service Drug, Watford City

Larsen Service Drug, 244 Main St N, is home to an old fashioned soda fountain in the rear of the store next to the pharmacy. The soda fountain provides a daily fix of shakes, ice cream sodas, sundaes and more. They offer 11 flavors of hard serve ice cream and a menu of specialty shakes & sundaes. Call ahead at 701-444-2410 to place your order & take it with you on the go.

Long X Visitor's Center/Pioneer Museum, Watford City

The Long X Visitor's Center in the Pioneer Museum, 100 2nd Ave SW. The visitors' center has a variety of eight flavors of hard serve ice cream. Enjoy a few scoops and tour the museum to take in local history. The basement has been renovated with new oil & gas and agriculture displays.

Yellowstone Marketplace, Sidney

The Yellowstone Marketplace, 102 N Central. They offer six flavors of hard serve ice cream, many float flavors, numerous snow cone flavors and various varieties of fudge. Stop in during the hot August afternoons in downtown Sidney for a refreshing treat.

Nutt N Better Ice Cream Shop, Sidney

Nutt-N-Better, 212 2nd St SE. Nutt-N-Better has a huge variety of hard serve ice cream flavors, 22 in total. They sell waffle & cake cones, dishes, shakes, floats and novelties. Outdoor and limited indoor seating is available. Hurry in to satisfy your sweet tooth soon before they close for the season on Aug. 15.