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Patch Picks: Places for a Summer Treat

Head to any of these shops to cool down on a hot day.

With a wide variety of ice cream products from cakes to cones, Coldstone knows how to cool you down.

  • Where: 768 Mainstreet

Though coffee is its specialty, The Depot also serves up Pumphouse Creamery Ice Cream.

  • Where: 9451 Excelsior Blvd.

At this location for more than 50 years, DQ always serves up tasty summer treats.

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  • Where: 1800 Mainstreet

Another shop known primarily by its coffee, Caribou has great treats for summer too including a wide variety of coolers and smoothies.

  • Where: 1601 Highway 7

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Chill out with iced coffee drinks, yogurt smoothies and other cold beverages at this newly opened location.

  • Where: 4 Shady Oak Road S.

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