Gifford’s Ice Cream in Farmington permanently closes ‘with a heavy heart’

Photos: Crew works hard to build stone walls at Waterville Gifford’s miniature golf course

The course at 170 Silver St. is open for play while the work is being completed. A pond and waterfalls are planned as part of the upgrade. All photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.

Gifford’s ice cream plant in Skowhegan restarts production one year after fire destroyed facility

A year after a fire devastated Gifford's production facility and headquarters, the Skowhegan-based ice cream maker has started making ice cream on a limited basis.

Gifford’s expects to be fully operational in next few months after fire devastated Skowhegan plant

The latest scoop from Gifford's HomeMaine Ice Cream? The company's CEO said this week that as repairs continue on the manufacturing plant, it's working with two out-of-state manufacturing partners to return several select flavors of its ice cream to store shelves.

Gifford’s outlines temporary production plans following fire at Skowhegan facility

Gifford's Ice Cream announced its plans Wednesday to get "back to business" with four production partners until repairs are made to their Skowhegan facility.

Gifford’s unable to produce ice cream following fire at Skowhegan facility

Gifford's Famous Ice Cream announced Tuesday it is unable to produce ice cream out of their Skowhegan facility after a fire damaged their production area earlier this month, but are exploring some temporary solutions.

Heat gun that was left on cited as source of fire at Gifford’s ice cream in Skowhegan

The heat gun was left atop a pallet of combustible materials inside a walk-in freezer, leading to the fire Thursday that damaged offices and a production area at Gifford's Famous Ice Cream, according to Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez.

Fire damages Gifford’s ice cream production facility in Skowhegan

A company official said the fire began Thursday morning in a processing area where milk and cream are mixed for the company's well-known ice cream.