| The Elevated Ice Cream Co. began serving ice cream from a courtyard antique Victorian elevator cage in 1977, hence the name Elevated Ice Cream Company, and the motto "Lift Your Spirits!" Although we advanced after one summer from the status of street vendor to that of an ice cream parlor, we retained the name "Elevated" for its flavor of superior quality.
The following spring (of 1978), The Elevated Ice Cream Co. moved to our second location, a small shop off of the Franklin Court and became a real year-round ice cream parlor. We began making our own ice cream as soon as we moved out of the elevator in 1978. Julie and David were first taught to make ice cream by a very dear friend of Julie's grandparents, Norm Glover, who had an ice cream parlor in Seattle for close to 40 years. Norm taught us how to make his most popular flavors, and showed us his special techniques, methods we still use to this day. In time, we began inventing our own flavors, and adapting other flavors to our own tastes. Julie and David also attended the Penn State University, "Ice Cream Short Course".
After 3 years at Franklin Court, we moved to our current location in the spring of 1981. We're proud of our tradition of quality and service, and we're proud of our reputation of nearly 25 years. As the years go by, we hear and experience more and more "Elevated" stories from all over the world. Customers and friends tell us about times when they have met people in other places and find they have shared a common experience -- their positive memories of a trip to Elevated Ice Cream Co. in the delightful town of Port Townsend! If you have a story like this to share, we want to hear it - send us an e-mail.
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Over nearly 31 years in business, we have also received a great deal of publicity and many commendations. We have been written up in a variety of publications including Good Housekeeping Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, the Let's Go Budget Travel Guides, and Best Places Northwest, among many others. Recognitions we're especially proud of include:
- LET'S GO Publications in 2003, wrote "This year the writers of Let's Go would like to honor your organization for being one of the very best. You have been selected as one of a small number of establishments from each guide to receive this commendation."
- The Travel Channel (travel.discovery.com) in the summer of 2001 identified Elevated Ice Cream Co. as one of the seven best ice cream parlors in the country! See it here.
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