Tag Archive: Ice cream


Winter Hours,

Downtown tourist information center 2202 Voght Street, Merritt BC.

Today, October 24th 2025 The tourist center also known as the Bailey house is changing its format for the winter. It will be open 10:00 to 3:00 5 days a week, and tours will be unavailable in the heritage House. However, an ongoing thrift sale will be in place for the winter season.

Ice cream

Ice cream numbers of flavors available? Picnic tables still shade?

Leonard’s choice flavor available as well as Maple, Walnut and others.

Ice cream sales start again in blue File Photo KDG

Editors note: Ice cream is available now at the historical society, not cones. Source Debbie.

On this Day: July 7th 2007

First live earth concert.

Taste one for me…

Happy National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day…

ice cream sales start again in blue File Photo KDG

All about eating ice cream and a premium on rocky road day…

Merritt Downtown tourist info center still closed until Friday, take care of your self and others with IC today.

On this Day: June 2nd 1990

Sixty Six confirmed Tornados in the Lower Ohio Valley.

Garden art

The weekend saw the Communities in Bloom committee and the Baillie House had a succesful art  in the garden and community artisan works showing in Merritt. The Nicola Valley Heritage Society , The Baillie House ,recorded 350 visitors on Saturday in their part of the event.

The weather was exceptional mid twenty celsius with calm and clear sky’s. The Baillie House reported selling out of hard ice cream except vanilla.

George Armstrong a descendant of GB Armstrong a principal in early 20th century pioneer enterprises in the Nicola Valley was in attendance.

 Today in history May 28 585 BC

A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by a Greek philosopher and scientist ;making for a cardinal date in calculating time. The battle of eclipse ends in a truce.