This place was great! Stopped in on recommendation of the homemade hot chocolate, which was so delicious. You can taste the chocolate in it, we were told that they get pounds of chocolate and make their own mixed here. You can honestly tell the difference, so delicious. I got the reindeer puke icecream which was great as well, vanilla with cookie dough pieces. They had peanut butter, jams, cookies cakes, and ice creams to go. We had gotten a snickerdoodle ice cream sandwhich, which my boyfriend said: "The hot chocolate made us come but the snickerdoodle stole my heart" On top of that, the customer service was great. We were asked about our thanksgiving plans and had a nice conversation, which I don't find often up north, but as a 50% southerner, made me miss home! Overall great place, great service, and awesome products! read more

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Small batch,local ice cream...yes please! This cute little ice cream shop is worth going to. They don't have a ton of flavors like some other places but what they have is great! Every flavor I tried was sooo yummy and had such great flavor and texture. Prices aren't horrible. Customer service was fine. read more

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Cute shop, I love supporting local! They let you sample the flavors before which is nice so you know that you are going to get a flavor you like! The waffle cone is homemade and deliciously crispy and flakey! read more

Great Lakes Ice Cream - Chocolate peanut butter ice cream in a waffle cone! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Midland, Michigan

The ice cream was incredibly creamy. We got the Great Lakes Rainbow Ice cream in a wake cone, which is blueberry, key lime, and Blue Moon. It's rich and sweet without being overly sweet. It didn't make you thirsty. It was a great sweet treat after taking our dog to Robert's Park in Shields, MI. My nephew got the chocolate covered waffle cone with cherry chip and I got a pre-packaged container of the coffee Caramel crunch for my spouse. The coffee Caramel Crunch Ice cream with the English toffee pieces was the best I've cream we've ever had! It's pricey, but I love supporting local businesses and all ingredients are sourced locally. read more

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Both interesting and fast. Many nice fancy and simple flavors, creatively named. Free tastes, and ready-lacked quarts to go. A local operation. Be sure to at least try Pawberry, which has pawpaws in it filled out with strawberry. read more

Great Lakes Ice Cream - Ample bike parking and some outside seating. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Midland, Michigan

Amazing quality and flavors! Saffron and black walnut were both unique and excellent!

I am in love with their hot chocolate. The peppermint is so delicious, but so is the plain chocolate. They give you a punch card so after you buy 5, one is free. Then they give you one punch for the free one. Their ice cream is delicious as well. read more

This ice cream shop is open all year and it's a cute spot to visit whether staying to eat there or in the car. They had over a dozen flavors, some named for places in the great state of Michigan. I had Salt Mine Detroit(?) which was caramel ice cream with generous amounts of salted pecan bits and toffee bits. My other scoop was Cider and donuts: apple cider ice cream with chunks of cider mill donuts inside. Both were really good and the waffle cone was perfect. My sister had chocolate peanut butter and a honey ice cream, which per the sign was made with 5 lbs of local honey. It was delicious! Indoor and outdoor seating under covered wrap around porch and picnic tables on the lawn. Inside has 3 booths made to look like row boats cut in half, plus additional bistro type tables and chairs. They had a cooler of hand packed pints for sale plus beverages/ water. The staff were very friendly and did not make us feel rushed at all, as there were only two people, that I saw. Even when a group including 4-5 kids arrived with certificates of some sort, the guy was really nice and making eye contact while talking to the little ones as they ordered (with adults helping). The noise level was loud with the kids but there's more hard surfaces bouncing sound around. The restroom was nice and large, handicapped accessible and had really nice hand soap. I ended up with too much, because I'm used to foamy dime size squirts so I hit it about 4x. It was thicker gel/ liquid and took 'forever' to rinse off, but it smelled good so I didn't mind at all! Part of the wrap around porch was converted to a ramp for people of all abilities and there's a good size parking lot surrounding the shop. We found out about this local hot spot on a FB page for Day trips in MI, and it was definitely worth the drive/ stopping before heading back to Dearborn. You will not be disappointed read more

Service here is friendly and quick, despite how busy it gets in the summer months. The price and portion size is very generous. There are also unique flavor choices available, including saffron ice cream and goat cheese ice cream. Definitely recommend the Soo Lock Swirl and Pictured Rocks flavors. read more

Great selection of flavors. Staff super helpful. Open late. Favorite was Sol Locks Swirl (cookie butter, ribbons of caramel and Biscoff cookies). read more

Great Lakes Ice Cream - Cuppa ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Midland, Michigan

Definitely, an obvious superior ice cream! I'm addicted! The texture of the ice cream, and homemade waffle bowls are the best! read more

This is without question the best ice cream in our region, and perhaps Michigan. The flavors are rich & full. The ice cream is creamy & not icy. The milkshakes are incredible too. read more

We love this ice cream shop. Stopped with my son right at noon on a Saturday in October. Wasn't sure if they would be open but were very pleasantly surprised to find they were. The shop is very cute with items made from local Michigan shops. One young lady in staff and the wait was a bit long. Ice cream is homemade and worth the wait though. I also tried one of the hot chocolates and would definitely get one again. read more

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They have A LOT of flavors and I have enjoyed MANY of them. Since I am usually the ONLY customer there, service is always good and quick!!

The price and portion may be a little less than you are used to getting at an ice cream place. However, this place actually serves high quality homemade ice cream rather than selling you wholesale ice cream. You'd be hard pressed to find something as good elsewhere in the area and this is by far my favorite ice cream from the mid-michigan area! Sure, you are paying more for less but why go to an ice cream shop and get scooped wholesale ice cream (Cottage Creamery) when you could spend a little more for in-house homemade ice cream? Service is quick and the place has a nice vibe. Sometimes gets a little crowded but the wait is worth it. read more

Wonderful ice cream great great ice cream a little on the pricey side though Not someplace you'd wanna go in the budget, but then the quality is superb read more

I've only lived in Midland for a month, and I've already been here three times. The house where I stayed for my first few days had a container of Wake Up Call (coffee) and Raspberry Rage, and I probably ate too much of it. Since then, I've fallen in love with Cherry Chip, and my second favorite is probably the Detroit Salted Caramel. I did have one flavor I didn't love, which I can't remember, but it was still solid. Now I have to buy a few containers to pay back my hosts. read more

Great Lakes Ice Cream - two scoops of ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Midland, Michigan

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Friendly staff! Unique flavors that are so delicious and large portions! You can even get a sample if you are not sure about a flavor or take a quart home from their freezer section. Love the cute little deck outside to enjoy eating cones with family and friends! read more

Everyone is very nice here and the store is clean! Their root beer float is a must!! It's the perfect summer treat! read more

Excellent ice cream. Friendly staff. Cute establishment. Loved the ice cream and the flavors to choose from. I will definitely revisit in the future! read more

I was in the area for a doctor's appointment and was craving some ice cream. After searching on Yelp, I stumbled upon this place. Seeing all the rave reviews, especially about the SaltMine Detroit, convinced me that I should give them a try. They have a small parking lot next to the store, so I didn't have issues finding a spot for my car. As usual, I was feeling indecisive, so decided to try a bunch of flavors. The staff member graciously gave me numerous samples, before I settled on SaltMineDetroit. The SaltMineDetroit is a delectable mix of caramel ice cream filled with roasted pecans and chocolate covered toffee. It's the perfect mix of creamy, salty, and sweet. The cone I got took it to the next level by playing on the crunchy, sweet notes of the ice cream. I really enjoyed the ice cream here and try to stop by whenever I am in the area. I would definitely recommend trying their ice cream, if you are in the area! read more

Delicious and great variety of old fashioned favorites as well as off the wall flavors. #supportlocal #shoplocal

Love this place! Their flavors are delicious. It's all homemade ice cream with unique flavors and quality ingredients. When we lived in the area this place was a regular stop. Now when we visit it's always a "must" stop when we're in town. It's definitely some of the best ice cream we've had in Michigan. We've never had rude service. Sure you have teenagers working summer jobs behind the counter but we've never had any concern with our service. read more

The ice cream is delicious and customer service exceptional. The only negative is not being open for breakfast

Their turtle sundae is the best I have ever had! It came in a homemade waffle bowl and was loaded with nuts and Carmel! The ice cream was amazing too! Definitely a great snack after a long workout! This is the place to go to treat yo self! read more

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I like this place too much! They have a wonderful variety of ice creams that they make. I usually sample something different, like goat cheese, but then go back to my favorite... Detroit salt mine! Always friendly staff and the outside tables are nice on a warm evening with delicious ice cream. read more

I love the vibe here! The pictured rocks ice cream is a stunner. I used to eat here all the time when it first opened. I moved away, and now I'm back for more! Small business with big flavor! read more

By far the best hand scooped ice cream in the area. Staff is always friendly and they have a great selection. Even for those with dairy restrictions. read more

Hello, ice cream snob here! And let me tell you, this ice cream is the real deal. The flavors are innovative, the ingredients are high-quality, and the ice cream is perrrrrfectly frozen. This place is off the beaten trail a bit, but ABSOLUTELY worth your time and $ if you're anywhere near Midland! I'm just throwing myself a pity party that I love two hours away from the shop read more

The. Greatest. Ice. Cream. Ever. My family walks to GL Ice cream often as it's right in my neighborhood. There are plenty of flavors to satisfy even the most discerning taste buds. The staff are all very friendly and offer up help with any questions. The aroma is intoxicating as they also make their own waffle cones and bowls. This isn't just ice cream, it's a wonderful sense of community with smiles to go around. read more

Yummy! Interesting flavors and Oh sooooo creamy!! Nice big porch and plenty of parking

The people were nice and it was clean inside. The waffle cones are fresh and really good. These two things are probably the best things about this ice cream shop. The ice cream was a bit below average. The different names for the ice cream don't really tell you what flavors it is. And the staff is pretty patient but if it is your first time there, you really have no idea what Blue Moon or Dog Puke would taste like. And when you order a cookie dough you'd think there would be cookie dough in it but even with a medium - which is two good sized scoops it only had two pieces of cookie dough - so it was more vanilla than anything else. Another person in my family got one that was supposed to have pecans and caramel but only had one piece of a nut in the entire scoop - can't recall what the name of it was. The vanilla as well as the strawberry were decent but more than the flavor they were named for, they were just creamy and sweet. The best scoop that anyone in our party got was lemon bar - although it was a bit soft and more like a gelato consistency. Really better off getting tubs of Ben and Jerry's - especially considering the price. We like our ice cream and are willing to pay if the quality is good. This place other than the waffle cones, cute shop, nice staff and cleanliness just doesn't have good enough ice cream to want to go back for more (since the ice cream is the main reason you go to an ice cream shop.) read more

Great homemade ice cream with many unique flavors!

Not happy with the quality of the ice cream. Spoke to manager and he was very unkind. He berated employees in front of customers. A manager needs to take responsibility for the product, not the employees. My first visit made a lasting impression and won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Sorbet option is nice for dairy allergy. Good dessert and fun local hangout. I enjoy bringing friends here with me.

They let you sample as many as you want and are patient with you. All the flavors are amazing and everyone is really friendly.

This ice cream is really good and has tons of different and unique flavors. Their milkshakes are very good too

Excellent ice cream made right there from local ingredients great service.. Even after i dropped and broke my waffle cone Bright fun colors and decor, will definitely go back when i pass thru midland again! read more

This ice cream shop was adorable. There was ample parking with multiple seating options. The prices were reasonable, especially for the 3 scoop. The ice cream was amazing. Their coffee ice cream with brownie chunks was delicious, and the chocolate peanut butter was smooth with the perfect chocolate to peanut butter ratio. Service was as expected. I appreciated the opportunity to sample the ice cream before committing to a whole bowl! read more

Amazing ice cream! So many great flavors, really rich tasting and awesome quality. I love the hot fudge ice cream and biscoff cookie