We try to eat healthy, but sometimes excuses fall into our laps, and we fall off the dietary wagon. Enter the Hendersonville Ice Cream Trail at McConnell Farms. Thank you, Our State Magazine, for devising this delicious idea. Read more here: ourstate.com/hendersonville-ice-cream-trail. Western North Carolina certainly knows how to chill. We just hope they do this again next year.

McConnell Farms is a family-owned farm specializing in small fruits, vegetables, ciders, fruit butters and preserves, as well as homemade ice cream. There’s also a retail shop, located on the farm. The farm is located at 177 Old Dana Road, Hendersonville NC.