McLaughlin Family Homemade Ice Cream

08/31/2026

I don’t know, Presque Isle… 👀

CARIBOU IS ALREADY SHOWING YOU GUYS UP!! 😂🔥

We’ve been BUSIER in Caribou since we got here than we have been in PI lately! 🤯🍦

Caribou… apparently you guys weren’t kidding when you said you wanted us here!! 👏🏻

Now KEEP. IT. COMING. Don’t slow down on us now! 😏🍦

Presque Isle… you gonna let Caribou take the crown that easily?! 👀😂

LET THE BATTLE OF THE ‘BOU VS. PI BEGIN. 🤣🍦🔥

08/31/2026

🚨🍦 CARIBOU VS. PRESQUE ISLE — LET’S SETTLE THIS. 🍦🚨

Alright, Caribou… I’m gonna need you to listen up. 👀😂

Presque Isle showed up at the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival this weekend and quite literally ATE US OUT OF ICE CREAM.

Saturday they left us with ONE. SINGLE. FLAVOR. 😳🤣

Dad was stressed.

The flavor board was disappearing before our eyes.

We were erasing flavors faster than we could scoop them.

It was absolute CHAOS. 😂

And now it’s Monday, August 31st and guess whose turn it is?!

😏 CARIBOU, MAINE.

Now, I distinctly remember you people BEGGING us to come up there.

“When are you coming to Caribou?!”

“Why don’t you ever come to Caribou?!”

“You NEED to bring that trailer to Caribou!”

Welllllllll…

HERE. WE. COME. 😂🍦

📍 Caribou Rec Center
⏰ 3 PM – 8 PM
📅 TODAY — August 31st

So here’s the challenge:

Can Caribou make Dad MORE nervous than Presque Isle did this weekend?! 👀🤣

Can you wipe out the flavor board?

Can you make us question whether we brought enough ice cream?

Can you have Dad standing in the trailer saying, “BREANN, WE’RE GONNA RUN OUT!” 😂😂

Because after all the begging you’ve done, I better not see tumbleweeds blowing through that Rec Center parking lot today. 💀🤣

PRESQUE ISLE… you gonna let Caribou outdo you?! 👀

CARIBOU… you’ve been talking a BIG game. Time to back it up. 😏

You wanted us.

You got us.

2PM. CARIBOU REC CENTER.

LET THE GREAT AROOSTOOK COUNTY ICE CREAM WAR BEGIN. 🍦🚜🔥🤣

08/30/2026

OMG!! 😱

*I do not own the rights to this music*

08/30/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS FROM THE BALLOON FESTIVAL: 🚨

Dad is approximately ONE long ice cream line away from a full-blown nervous breakdown. 😂😂

After you people nearly wiped us CLEAN yesterday, he came back today stocked up and ready to go…

But every time that line starts getting long, I can physically see the panic setting in. 🤣

Meanwhile, I’m over here like:

KEEP. THEM. COMING. 😈🍦

So if you see Parker pacing around, checking ice cream tubs, doing inventory for the 47th time, or mumbling to himself… just mind your business. 😂

We’re trying to see how close we can get to selling him out AGAIN before he officially loses it.

Sorry, Dad. It’s for the business. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣🍦

Crown of Maine Balloon Festival — come help us stress Parker out!

08/30/2026

Today’s flavor lineup is HERE! 🍦🎈🙌

After you guys absolutely WIPED US OUT yesterday, Dad got us stocked back up and ready to do it all over again! 😂👏

TODAY’S FLAVORS:
🍫 Chocolate
💜 Raspberry
🫐 Maine Blueberry
🎃 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
🩷 Grapenut
🥥 Chocolate Coconut
🤍 Vanilla
🍁 Maine Maple
🧡 Salted Caramel

We’re at the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival today, August 30th! 🎈

Come hungry, grab yourself some tractor-churned homemade ice cream, and maybe see if you can make us erase that board again today. 😏😂

Challenge accepted, Crown of Maine?! 🍦👀

08/30/2026

Who’s ready to make Dad nervous again today?! 😂🍦

Are we going to get really low on ice cream… or are you guys going to try to almost wipe out the flavor board again?! 🤯😂

I sure am ready to find out!!

🎈 CROWN OF MAINE BALLOON FESTIVAL — DAY 3! 🎈

We’re back at the Balloon Festival again today, August 30, 2026, and after the way you all showed up for us yesterday, we’re hoping you’re ready to do it ALL OVER AGAIN! 🙌🏻🍦

🍔🍦 Food & craft vendors open at 11 AM!

Come hungry, grab yourself some homemade ice cream, and maybe help us make Dad sweat a little when he sees those flavors disappearing from the board. 😂

See you soon, Presque Isle!! 🎈🍦❤️

P.S. Maybe leave us more than ONE flavor this time… or don’t. 😏😂

08/30/2026

🎈🍦 HEY CROWN OF MAINE BALLOON FEST ATTENDEES!! 🍦🎈

Do you guys realize what you did to us today?!

No?!

Well, let me break it down for you… 😂

We started the day with a board FULL of all kinds of homemade ice cream flavors. Then you all got your bellies full from lunch and apparently decided it was time for dessert because…

YOU FORMED A LINE THAT NEVER ENDED FOR FOUR. STRAIGHT. HOURS. 🤯🍦

We would go outside and erase a sold-out flavor from the board, come back into the trailer, and practically turn right back around to go erase ANOTHER one! 😂

By the end of the day, you had wiped us out of EVERY. SINGLE. FLAVOR. EXCEPT. ONE. 😳👏🏻

WHAT. A. DAY!!!

Seriously — thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! ❤️

Seeing that nonstop line and watching flavor after flavor disappear was absolutely WILD. You guys showed up for us in a BIG way today, and we cannot thank you enough for supporting our little family business! 🥹🍦

Now the real question is…

Wanna do it all over again tomorrow(August 30th)?! 😏😂

We’ll see you there, Crown of Maine Balloon Fest!! 🎈🍦❤️

08/29/2026

Come see us today!
Food court opens up at 11am!!

🎈 Looking for something FUN to do with the whole family this Saturday, August 29?! 🎈

Look no further! 👀

Head on over to the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest Family Fun Day at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds from 1–4 PM!

And did we mention the activities are FREE?! 🙌🏻

Bring the kiddos for:
✨ Bounce houses
🎨 Face painting
🫧 Bubbles
🌈 Hair tinsel
🎯 Co****le & ladderball
💪 Kid’s Muster
…and MORE!

🍦 And of course, come see US and grab yourself a dish of our homemade, tractor-churned ice cream! 😋 While you’re at it, be sure to visit all of the other amazing food vendors that’ll be there serving up some delicious eats, too!

Make a whole day of it and check out everything else the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest has going on! 🎈

Come hungry, bring the kiddos, and make some memories with the family this Saturday! ❤️🍦🎈

08/28/2026

🎈🎈 TODAY’S THE DAY!!! 🎈🎈

The Crown of Maine Balloon Festival officially kicks off TODAY — August 28, 2026! 🤩

🍦 The Food Court opens from 4PM–8PM! 🍦

Come find McLaughlin Family Homemade Ice Cream and grab yourself a dish of our homemade, tractor-churned ice cream while you enjoy opening night! 🚜🍨

We are SO excited to be part of the festival this year and can’t wait to see all of you! ❤️

Bring the family, come hungry, check out all of the amazing food vendors, and show some love to the balloon pilots who traveled to beautiful Aroostook County for this weekend! 🎈

📅 TODAY — Friday, August 28
⏰ Food Court: 4PM–8PM
📍 Crown of Maine Balloon Festival

See you tonight, Presque Isle!! 🎈🍦❤️

08/27/2026

🍨 The boss man was at it again yesterday! 😂

He made this BEAUTIFUL looking sundae and immediately declared, “Now THAT is photo worthy!” 📸🤣

And ya know what… we have to give it to him. He wasn’t wrong! 👏🏻

Chocolate ice cream loaded up with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, peanuts, and of course that cherry on top! 🍒🍫🥜

She’s almost too pretty to eat… almost. 😏🍨

Who’s ordering one of these bad boys next?! 🙋🏼‍♀️