"served in cones—is popular in China, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia and making inroads into the United States. 6. Ricard Parker (2018) ""History of snow cones & shaved ice"" Best ice-shaver Shave ice Shave ice or Hawaiian shave ice is an ice-based dessert made by shaving a block of ice. While the product can resemble a snow cone, snow cones are made with crushed, rather than shaved, ice. On the Big Island of Hawai'i, it is also referred to as 'ice shave', though both terms (ice shave and shave ice) are used by locals. Shaving produces a very fine ice that"
"franchises in the United States by ""TheStreet.com"". Kona Ice is headquartered in Florence, Kentucky. As of March 2015, the company had more than 600 franchise locations in 43 states. Customers can customize their shaved ice with the Flavorwave, a patented flavor dispenser built into the side of the truck. Kona Ice shaved ice contains 60 percent less sugar than regular sugar water snow cones and can be made of 100 percent fruit juice in participating locations. Kona Ice Kona Ice is a mobile, Hawaiian-style shaved ice franchise based in Florence, Kentucky. The company was founded by Tony Lamb in 2007."
"and, starting in March 2018, ""Uniquely Southern."" Cheerwine is currently available in much of the southeastern United States, from West Virginia south to Florida, but is better known in the Carolinas and Virginia. Other spots to find Cheerwine are the many ""specialty soda"" stores throughout the country, as well as WinCo Foods in Washington state, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants, Sheetz convenience stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and overseas, in Norway. It is sold either as a single bottle or as a pack of four. In April 2005, other regions of the United States began to bottle Cheerwine, mainly"
"America. It is found in Canada, within the province of Ontario (on the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island). It is found in U.S.A., within the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and, infrequently in Ohio. It is found on northern shores and smaller islands of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior, within the Great Lakes region. The majority of iris populations are within 500 m of the shore of Lake Huron, but the largest ones can occur up several kilometres away from the lake. It grows on the Great Lakes shorelines in cool, moist lake shore air. It is found on"
"widely available at department stores such as Sears and Wal-Mart, and inside movie theaters and convenience stores. Icee is also the primary frozen beverage sold in Wawa and Quick Chek, two convenience store chains in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. Icee is available at Valero gas stations co-branded with their CornerStore marts (except for independently owned stores) as well as at most Rainforest Café locations. The Icee Company The Icee Company is an American beverage company located in Ontario, California, United States. Its flagship product is the Icee (stylized as ICEE), which is a frozen carbonated beverage available in"
"New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island, NY. Farther south, it is grown more widely in Delaware, much of the Chesapeake Bay region in Maryland, and much of eastern Virginia. On the West Coast, it can be grown as far north as the Seattle area, though cooler summers on the West Coast slow growth compared to the East Coast. In the interior of the US, some of the cold-hardy cultivars have survived north to the southern Ohio Valley (Ohio, Kentucky, southern Indiana). Farther north, few known long term specimens are found due to the severe winters, very cold temperatures, and/or lack"
"Snowshoe Mountain Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort in the eastern United States, located in Snowshoe, West Virginia. The resort has skiable terrain across and covers a total area of in the Allegheny Mountains, which are a part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range. It is positioned in the bowl shaped convergence of two mountains, Cheat and Back Allegheny, at the head of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River. Snowshoe is home to the second highest point in the state and the peak elevation for Cheat Mountain, at Thorny Flat, which reaches above sea level. The Village at Snowshoe"
"year. Snowshoe, West Virginia Snowshoe is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, centering on the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at a bowl shaped convergence of two high mountain ridges — Cheat and Back Allegheny Mountains — at the head of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River. Snowshoe is site of the second highest point in the state and the peak elevation for Cheat Mountain, at Thorny Flat, which reaches above sea level. Snowshoe has several commercial areas, with the most prominent being The Village at Snowshoe, located at"
"winter. Traditionally, these shavings were created by hand using a large mallet to crush ice or a blade to shave ice. Now, most stores use machines, which result in finer, thinner ice shavings. Baobing Baobing (), also known by its Taiwanese Hokkien name Tsuabing (), is a shaved ice dessert found in Taiwan. It is especially popular during the summer. Baobing was eaten in China as early as the seventh century AD. The dessert consists of a large mound of ice shavings with various toppings on top. A wide variety toppings exist, but the most common ones include sugar water,"
"treat. This newfound lack of competition helped snowballs become popular across the country. In Hawaii, ""shave ice"" is similar to snowballs, and is sold in cone-shaped paper cups. ""Rainbow,"" a popular flavor, consists of three colors of syrup chosen usually for their color rather than their taste compatibility. Commonly, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or sweetened azuki beans is first added to the bottom of the cup and is capped with condensed milk. Vendors in Texas and northern Mexico serve finely shaved ice desserts. Called a ""raspa"", they are usually sold from a roadside stand or trailer. They come"
"was re-branded as ""Ski InfraRED"". In 2009 the selected can design hits markets with the phrase ""Real Lemon, Real Orange, Real Good!"" Ski is bottled in several bottling facilities across the United States. Ski is distributed in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia. Although the origins to Ski have no known connection to the city of Evansville, Indiana, the product is incredibly popular there, and has become a significant part of the local culture. The Kentucky Headhunters reference a bottle of Ski in their song ""Dumas Walker."" In movie"
"Shavers Fork Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is 88.5 mi (142.5 km) long and forms the Cheat at its confluence with Black Fork at Parsons. It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat and its upper reaches constitute the highest river in the eastern United States. Shavers Fork, via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 214 mi² (554 km²). It flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest,"
"Kona Ice Kona Ice is a mobile, Hawaiian-style shaved ice franchise based in Florence, Kentucky. The company was founded by Tony Lamb in 2007. Lamb is Kona Ice's CEO. It was named one of the fastest growing franchises in the United States. In 2007, Tony Lamb founded Kona Ice after deciding that he wanted to build a better ice cream truck. By the end of the year, he had designed and produced five prototypes. Kona Ice began franchising in 2008. In October 2012, the company launched the Kona Mini, a smaller replica of the Kona Ice truck, to sell shaved"
"Snowshoe, West Virginia Snowshoe is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, centering on the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at a bowl shaped convergence of two high mountain ridges — Cheat and Back Allegheny Mountains — at the head of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River. Snowshoe is site of the second highest point in the state and the peak elevation for Cheat Mountain, at Thorny Flat, which reaches above sea level. Snowshoe has several commercial areas, with the most prominent being The Village at Snowshoe, located at the"
"nine states with many future locations planned. Shake's Frozen Custard Shake's Frozen Custard is a frozen custard retailer and franchise founded by Don and Debbie Osborne in Joplin, Missouri in 1991. It was originally opened as Shakey's Frozen Custard but was changed to Shake's in 2001 in order to secure trademarks. The Osborne's experimented with a variety of recipes and menu items to devise their recipe. Corey Osborne, Don's oldest son, opened the second location in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1997. In 1999, the company began offering franchises and incorporated in Arkansas as Shake's Frozen Custard, Inc. Currently the franchise chain"
"harvested in the midwestern states of the U.S., from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Shells with the common names, ""Washboard"" ""Maple Leaf"" ""Ebony"" ""Pimpleback"" and ""Three Ridge"" are popular for use in pearl culture due to their compatibility with the host animal, and the nacre they are to be covered by. These high-quality and sought-after shells are first sliced into strips and then into cubes. The edges and corners are ground down until they are a roughly spherical and then milled to become perfectly round, and brought to a highly polished finish. After the nucleus is ready, the next"
"can be found in 31 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C. Dogfish Head also licenses ""Dogfish Head Alehouse"" with three locations in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Falls Church, Virginia, and Fairfax, Virginia. Beer-paired food and vintage bottles of Dogfish Head's seasonal beers are available at their alehouses, as well as kegged offerings of their staple beers. The company also has a restaurant called Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats along with a seafood restaurant called Chesapeake & Maine that only sources seafood from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and Maine. Both are located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Sam Calagoine's success all started in"
"the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. It can be locally abundant in preferred areas. Individuals from Florida and southern Georgia are ""N. tibicen australis"", the southern dusky-winged cicada. There is a narrow area from southeastern Alabama where ""N. tibicen"" individuals are intergrades between this subspecies and the nominate race. This cicada most frequently inhabits deciduous forest, riparian ecosystems, shrubland, upland meadows and; to a"
"Shaved ice Shaved ice is a large family of ice-based dessert made of fine shavings of ice or finely crushed ice and sweet condiments or syrups. Usually, the syrup is added after the ice has been frozen and shaved—typically at the point of sale. However, flavoring can also be added before freezing. The dessert is consumed worldwide in various forms and manners. Shaved ice can also be mixed with large quantities of liquid to produce shaved ice drinks. Many shaved ices are confused with ""Italian ice"". ""Italian ice"", also known as ""water ice"", has the flavoring incorporated into the ice"
"Sheep Creek can be found in Canada's Yukon Territory, Colorado's Larimer County and in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park. According to the GNIS, the state of Alaska has 40 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following: According to the GNIS, the state of California has 25 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following: According to the GNIS, the state of Colorado has 36 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following: According to the GNIS, the state of Idaho has 92 different locales with variations of"
"States, snowbelts are located southeast of Lake Erie from Cleveland, Ohio, to Buffalo, New York, and south of Lake Ontario stretching roughly from Rochester, New York, to Utica, New York, and northward to Watertown, New York. Other snowbelts are located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan from Gary, Indiana, northward through Western Michigan and Northern Michigan to the Straits of Mackinac, and on the eastern and southern shores of Lake Superior from northwest Wisconsin through the northern half of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Portions of the snowbelt are located in Ontario, Canada, which includes the eastern shore of"
"believed to be extinct Rocky Mountain locust (""Melanoplus spretus"") and other related species. Knife Point Glacier Knife Point Glacier is on the east side Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Knife Point Glacier flows to the north and starts below the summit of Knife Point Mountain (). Along with other glaciers in the Wind River Range, Knife Point Glacier's rapid retreat since the end of the Little Ice"
"the Philadelphia area. Water ice, known as Italian ice in other Northeastern US cities, is similarly associated with Philadelphia, brought to Philadelphia by Italian immigrants. Water ice likely derives from semi-frozen desserts originating in Italy, specifically ""granita"". The Philadelphia metropolitan area (including Delaware Valley, South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania) is the only region of the United States to refer to the dessert as ""water ice""; in other areas, such as New York City, water ice is called ""Italian ice"". However, despite the overlap and near synonymity between the two terms, water ice has been described as a specific type of Italian"
"Shoshone Falls Shoshone Falls () is a waterfall on the Snake River in southern Idaho, United States, approximately northeast of the city of Twin Falls. Sometimes called the ""Niagara of the West,"" Shoshone Falls is high— higher than Niagara Falls—and flows over a rim nearly wide. Formed by catastrophic outburst flooding during the Pleistocene ice age about 14,000 years ago, Shoshone Falls marks the historical upper limit of fish migration (including salmon) in the Snake River, and was an important fishing and trading place for Native Americans. The falls were documented by Europeans as early as the 1840s; despite the"
"Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve has one of the largest ""glacières"" (ice caves) in the Midwestern United States. It consists of a parcel of land at the edge of Barbara Barnhart VanPeenen Memorial Park in the northern portion of the city of Decorah, in Winnesheik County, Iowa. Ice caves are one characteristic of karst topography, along with sinkholes and cave systems, all of which are present in the area, a portion of the Driftless Area of Iowa. From autumn and into early winter the cave is dry. Ice begins to form in January or February"
"Knife Point Glacier Knife Point Glacier is on the east side Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Knife Point Glacier flows to the north and starts below the summit of Knife Point Mountain (). Along with other glaciers in the Wind River Range, Knife Point Glacier's rapid retreat since the end of the Little Ice Age in 1850 has exposed the remains of numerous specimens of the now"
"Ice Mountain Ice Mountain is a mountain ridge and algific talus slope that is part of a preserve near the community of North River Mills in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 2012. Ice Mountain is protected by The Nature Conservancy and open for visits by small groups of hikers. It is nicknamed ""Nature's Ice Box"" and ""Nature's Refrigerator"" owing to its ice vents that release cool air all year long. The accumulated rock detritus at Ice Mountain's base forms a talus that is thick in some places. It creates a refrigeration"
"SE Illinois, S Indiana, Kentucky, W Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, NE Minnesota, N New Jersey, New York, W North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, extreme NW South Carolina, E Tennessee, W (western) Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Florida. The species is nocturnal and prone to hiding and traveling under rocks, fallen logs and leaf litter, so it is not commonly observed by people despite the potential abundant population density. (Another subspecies in Kansas was found to have densities of 700 to 1,800 per .) They are also social, and multiple ringnecks may be found in the same hiding spot during any"
"common of which is grape. When large quantities of liquids are added to shaved ice, shaved ice drinks are produced Shaved ice Shaved ice is a large family of ice-based dessert made of fine shavings of ice or finely crushed ice and sweet condiments or syrups. Usually, the syrup is added after the ice has been frozen and shaved—typically at the point of sale. However, flavoring can also be added before freezing. The dessert is consumed worldwide in various forms and manners. Shaved ice can also be mixed with large quantities of liquid to produce shaved ice drinks. Many shaved"
"88 in 1963. It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 11 April 2000, then updated on 1 December 2004. ""Iris cristata"" is an accepted name by the RHS. It is native to temperate regions of United States of America. It is found in North eastern U.S.A., within the states of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In North-Central U.S.A., within the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In South eastern U.S.A., within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia,--> The range is south of where the Wisconsinan glaciation spread"
"about 40 records from North America (Mlodinow 1997), half of them on the Pacific coast where they might be expected, but the rest scattered across the continent east to Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina and Newfoundland, as well as on lakes and rivers several hundred kilometers from the sea, in Colorado (two), Indiana (three), Montana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Wyoming (two), and Kansas (two). The first found in Europe was a first-winter individual discovered drowned in a fishing net at Zollikon, Lake Zurich, Switzerland on a date between 15 and 18 December 1997. The"
"Skillet Glacier Skillet Glacier is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is situated on the eastern cliffs of Mount Moran and is easily seen from Jackson Hole. The shape of the glacier led to the naming as the uppermost section of the glacier is long and narrow and then broadens abruptly more than halfway down the mountain into a larger area, giving it the shape of a skillet or frying pan. The glacier is one of twelve that remain in Grand Teton National Park and one of five glaciers located on Mount Moran. Mountain climbers consider"
"to the eastern United States where it occurs from New York south to Florida and west to the Mississippi Basin with outlying populations in the San Marcos River, Texas; the Illinois River drainage in Illinois and Indiana; the Cedar River in Iowa; and the Wisconsin River and Lake Winnebago drainage system in Wisconsin; and the Lake Michigan drainage of southern Michigan and northern Indiana. It has been extirpated from Iowa and Pennsylvania. In South Carolina it is widespread but patchily distributed, while in New York the only known population is in the Bashakill wetlands near Port Jervis. The ironcolor shiner"