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Not all ice cream is made the same way. What makes handcrafted ice cream different, the New England flavors worth trying, and where to find homemade scoops on Main Street in Niantic, on the Connecticut shoreline.

Beyond vanilla and chocolate there is a whole board worth exploring. What separates a flavor made in-store from one that arrives pre-packed, how to pick the right scoop, and where to find homemade ice cream on Main Street in Niantic, Connecticut.

The summer crowd thins out after Labor Day and the Connecticut shoreline gets better. A walk on the Niantic Bay Boardwalk, an afternoon at Rocky Neck State Park, and pumpkin, pumpkin Oreo and caramel apple ice cream made in-store on Main Street.