It's that time of the year where ice cream shops around central Maine are opening for the season. I like to broaden my horizons and try some new things in 2016, so help me map out some ice cream shops to try this spring and summer!

Thrillist.com has their list of the Best 33 Ice Cream Shops in America and yes, one of them is in Maine! Hodgman's Frozen Custard in New Gloucester made their list. I grew up in Auburn and this was a stop that my family made often!

Here's what they had to say about Hodgman's Frozen Custard, 'Picture driving through Maine with your grandparents every Summer and stuffing yourself with lobster rolls and fried clams and blueberries and L.L.Bean fleeces. And then, even though you are so full that you actually wish the elastic in your Umbros stretched a little more, you stop at this little roadside who on Lewiston Road in New Gloucester and opt for the vanilla in a cone, expecting that it will be just like the normal ice cream you’ve eaten. And you’d be wrong. The frozen custard is thicker and creamier and somehow stays on your tongue longer. It’s delicious.'

Tell us where your favorite ice cream shop is! We'll have to take the Bee van on the road to try them all.

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