Turkey Hill Experience opens June 4, highlighting ice cream making process in Lancaster County, PA

(Columbia, PA) June 4th marks the grand opening of the Mid-Atlantic’s newest visitor destination – the Turkey Hill Experience.  In Pennsylvania’s popular destination of Lancaster County, the Experience will highlight the ice cream making process and history of one of the nation’s top dairies, and is expected to draw more than 250,000 visitors a year.

 

The Experience will feature 26,000 square feet of interactive exhibits created in partnership with Boston Productions Incorporated, a cafe, and retail space.  Nine large interactive exhibit areas will allow visitors to learn more about Turkey Hill's history, Lancaster County’s rich agricultural heritage, and how the Dairy’s top-selling ice cream and iced tea flavors are selected and created.  Visitors will also have the chance to participate in such exhibits as how to make your own ice cream commercial, naming your own ice cream flavors, and what your favorite tea flavor says about your personality.

 

“We are so excited to share the history and heritage of Turkey Hill Dairy,” said Turkey Hill President QuintinFrey. “My family’s dairy has been operating here since 1931, so we have 80 years of great stories to tell.  Making ice cream and iced tea has always been a lot of fun.  By also showcasing the science, technology, and mechanics about how our products are made, we can provide a great learning experience and a great time to all of our visitors.”

  

In keeping with the Dairy’s strong commitment to preserving Lancaster County farmland and cultural traditions, the Turkey Hill Experience is housed in what was once the Ashley & Bailey Silk Mill at301 Linden Street in Columbia, which had been vacant for more than 25 years. For more information, visit turkeyhillexperience.com or call 1-888-9TOUR-TH.

 

Located in the rich farming country of Lancaster County, Pa., Turkey Hill Dairy produces the fourth largest-selling premium ice cream brand and the top-selling refrigerated iced tea brand in the nation.  The third-generation, family-run dairy sells its products in a market that extends along the East Coast from Maine to Florida – and as far west as Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.  For more information about Turkey Hill, visit turkeyhill.com.

 

Lancaster County is a wonderful blend of urban style and rural splendor, and the PA Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau is dedicated to promoting its many rich cultures, from the Amish to the arts. Travelers can take in our vibrant downtown city life – with galleries, great dining, specialty shops, and live music – or explore surrounding towns and villages to get a sampling of the heritage, food, craftsmanship, and hands-on activities for which Lancaster is famous. Visit us at www.discoverlancasterpa.com. Lancaster is also part of Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country Roads region, a true vacation destination where country meets city and the past lives side-by-side with the present.