vanilla, expect custard cream; instead of
mint chocolate chip, expect Green Head,
a nod to the Essex County pest), and the
perpetual line into the petite parking lot
proves that the ice cream is worth waiting
for, so get there early and often.
DownRiver
Ice Cream, 241 John Wise Avenue, Essex, 978-
768-0102, downrivericecream.com,
Cherry Farm
Creamery
Open since 1976, Danvers' Cherry Farm
Creamery is one of the North Shore's most
iconic ice cream shops. Cherry Farm's
original store, located near the Beverly-
Salem Bridge in Beverly, was closed in
1988 after the land was taken by eminent
domain by the state. Today, locals can
find more than 30 flavors of ice cream
and sherbet at the Danvers location, as
well as ice cream cakes, frozen yogurt,
non-dairy sorbet, vegan ice cream,
sundaes, soft-serve, frappes, lime rickeys,
freezes, and more.
Cherry Farm Creamery,
210 Conant Street, Danvers, 978-774-0519,
cherryfarmcreamery.com.
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