Kawartha Dairy is a family-owned and operated ice cream and dairy manufacturer founded in 1937 by Jack and Ila Crowe in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
In the early days, our operation was a modest three-room facility where milk was cooled with ice cut from the lake and delivered to local customers by horse and wagon in the summer and by sleigh in the winter. In the 1950s, Jack Crowe returned to school to master the art of making ice cream, and the rest is history. Today, we continue to craft our ice cream the traditional way, using fresh milk and cream from local farms.
For over 85 years, Kawartha Dairy has been committed to providing high-quality dairy products to the Kawartha Lakes region and beyond.
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Fun Facts
We are still owned by the same family that started it all in 1937.
We own and operate 12 retail stores across Ontario.
We have over 45 rich and creamy ice cream flavours.
Most of our milk is sourced from farms within 60 km of the plant.
We offer a wide variety of Dairy products including milk and cream.
In the mid-1950s Jack learned the art of ice cream production at the University of Guelph.
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89 Prince Street West, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada Get directions
Peterborough, Ontario to Guelph, Ontario 11 places This year’s Historic Places Days theme is “Food and Garden Experiences,” and what better way to celebrate food than by highlighting some of Canada’s historic ice cream sites! The history of ice cream dates back hundreds of years, beginning in England and eventually spreading to Canada. According to Douglas Goff, who teaches an annual ice […] View VisitList
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This year’s Historic Places Days theme is “Food and Garden Experiences,” and what better way to celebrate food than by highlighting some of Canada’s historic ice cream sites! The history of ice cream dates back hundreds of years, beginning in England and eventually spreading to Canada. According to Douglas Goff, who teaches an annual ice […]
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