Hopkins Farm Creamery celebrates 15 years

Candace the cow is one of three cows at Hopkins Farm. Up until 2021, the dairy farm had 1,000 cows producing 1 million gallons of milk per year. The farm sold milk commercially for more than 80 years. The farm’s ice cream shop opened in 2008. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS

Ava Tramer, who is visiting family, gets up close and personal to a miniature pony at the event’s petting zoo.

The familiar Hopkins Farm silo is a landmark of the popular ice cream shop along Route 9 near Lewes.

Caleb Craig from Severna Park, Md., visiting his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, gets a big surprise from a large goat who stands up unexpectedly in his cage at a petting zoo.

Ron MacArthur

November 29, 2023

Ava Tramer, who is visiting family, gets up close and personal to a miniature pony at the event’s petting zoo.

The familiar Hopkins Farm silo is a landmark of the popular ice cream shop along Route 9 near Lewes.

Caleb Craig from Severna Park, Md., visiting his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, gets a big surprise from a large goat who stands up unexpectedly in his cage at a petting zoo.

Hopkins Farm Creamery, on Route 9 west of Lewes, celebrated its 15th anniversary Nov. 25, with a family fun day, which included mechanical bull rides, wagon rides, face painting, a petting zoo, visits with three cows in the barn and food trucks.

For more information about Hopkins, go to www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com.

Ava Tramer, who is visiting family, gets up close and personal to a miniature pony at the event’s petting zoo.

The familiar Hopkins Farm silo is a landmark of the popular ice cream shop along Route 9 near Lewes.

Caleb Craig from Severna Park, Md., visiting his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, gets a big surprise from a large goat who stands up unexpectedly in his cage at a petting zoo.