Hoopla: 31 Days of Frozen Dessert

July 12: Dan & Debbie’s Creamery, Ely

“An old lumber yard in Ely was renovated for three years to become the family owned, Dan and Debbie’s Creamery. The family owners have been dairy farming for 20 years. Four out of the six children of Dan and Debbie help work at the creamery with the help of close friends. The store creates everything from start to finish and even has a viewing room where customers can watch products being made such as ice cream or cheese curds. Speaking of ice cream, they have 12 signature flavors with rich, wholesome ingredients as described by Josie Rozum, one of the children who help run the creamery. In the front of the store, visitors can purchase other local products from food to crafts. “We wanted to highlight other Iowa made producers,” said Rozum. While they have been open for a year, they are still renovating a back room into a party room that can be rented out, starting in August, for up to 40 people. “It’s been a year of a lot of learning,”  Rozum said.”