Located in Bar Harbor, ME, Mount Desert Island Ice Cream is known for its inventive flavors (Callebaut Chocolate Wasabi, anyone?) made from local ingredients.

“New Englanders were eating very good ice cream at a time when parts of this country that now fancy themselves experts had barely mastered indoor plumbing. For a new shop to make waves here - and in a place where ice cream-obsessed Bostonians are known to vacation...

“TREAT YOURSELF:  Mount Desert Ice Cream has won oodles of awards for its ultra-creamy confections.”

"This is the Man-Day' we made it in honor of Father's Day. It's Jack Daniels ice cream, handmade hot fudge, and caramelized bacon pieces."  — Linda Parker, owner, Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, Bar Harbor, Maine

Our list features everything from triple-chocolate-scoop concoctions of decadence to creations inspired by a certain former Knicks power player, but we’re keeping our lips sealed so you can take a look at them firsthand!

Touting fearless flavor and an irresistible aesthetic, the Mount Desert Island Ice Cream Company has tempted our nation’s commander-in-chief, earned top honors from foodies and, most recently, is slated to appear on ABC’s The View in an episode featuring five of the best ice cream makers in the U.S.

After dinner, walk across the street to Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, which is the editor's choice at Yankee Magazine.

 Legions of ice cream lovers anxiously await their next trip to Bar Harbor, Maine.   The picturesque Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, facing the Village Green, is their ultimate destination, for this is where you'll find the utterly delicious and mostly indescribable Stout Fudge ice cream...

Discover the latest trend (we love this trend!) in America’s movement toward better-tasting and more wholesome food.

These companies use a variety of sustainable production methods, including sourcing local and hormone-free dairy and locally grown, organic and Fair Trade fruits, herbs and other flavors. Many also use compostable packaging and renewable energy in their facilities, and give back to their local communities in a variety of ways.

What's the farthest you've ever gone for your favorite ice cream? How about 160 miles by bicycle, including a short death-defying stretch on...

The company boasts “fearless flavor” as its motto, but with varieties such as Mexican chocolate, blueberry basil and stout, her customers are more likely to encounter a Fig Newton at her business than they are Huey Newton.

“Mount Desert Island Ice Cream may be the best ice cream in the state.”

MDI makes its decadently rich and creamy ice creams and sorbets in small batches, using fresh fruits and topnotch ingredients, and it’s hard to say which are more creative...