OUR STORY

85 years of pure Maine joy.

Dairy Joy has been a fixture of Lewiston and Auburn since 1940 — family-owned, family-run, and proudly serving the kind of ice cream you remember from childhood, because it actually is.

A woman standing in front of a bakery named Dairy Joy with a black apron and cap. The bakery has a signboard displaying menu items and an 'OPEN' sign. The building has a brick base, wooden supports, and a sloped roof. There is a small chalkboard sign on the sidewalk.

A neighborhood tradition

Established in 1940, Dairy Joy started as a small ice cream stand in Auburn — a summer spot where families gathered after baseball games, where first dates ended with a shared sundae, and where regulars knew the staff by name. More than eight decades later, not much has changed.

We still make our hard serve in small batches. We still swirl our soft serve fresh every morning. And we still treat every guest like a neighbor — because most of them are.

  • Family-owned

    Family-owned

    Three generations of the same family recipes.

  • Made in-house

    Made in-house

    Hard serve crafted in small batches, daily.

  • Community-first

    Community-first

    Proud sponsor of local teams, schools, and events.

A mobile ice cream truck decorated with colorful graphics, sprinkles, and a picture of a ice cream cone. The truck advertises homemade ice cream and is associated with Dairy Joy, established in 1940, with contact information for locations in Auburn and Lewiston, Maine.

Made for Maine summers (and every other season).

From the first warm day of March through the last crisp evening of fall, our two shops in Lewiston and Auburn are open daily, scooping cones, swirling shakes, and stacking sundaes. We open earlier and stay open later every year because, frankly, nobody wants to wait for ice cream.

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