Landmark Business Still Serving Treats Around ‘The Loop’
Under its third ownership since its 1947 start, ice cream stand in Oswego caters to about 100,000 patrons per seasonBy Tom and Jerry CaraccioliWorld famous Lake Ontario sunsets are a main attraction at Bev’s and “The Loop.”Historically, “the loop” was the turn-around spot for the local trolley heading in and out of the town of Oswego in the early- to mid-20th century.Today if you ask an Oswegonian what “the loop” is, you’re sure to get a quick and resounding answer — “Rudy’s and Bev’s.”While an order of a fish with chips and a Coke from Rudy’s is often an entrée for many who take a ride along the picturesque shoreline of Lake Ontario in southwest Oswego on any given summer evening, no trip around the loop is really complete without satisfying one’s sweet tooth with an ice cream from Bev’s.Formally known as “Bev’s Dairy Treats,” the 1,200 square foot ice cream “emporium” has been serving up summer treats to locals, SUNY Oswego college students and visitors for nearly eight decades.The original founder and owner was the family of Beverly (Mulcahey) Fragale, who died in 2020 at 88. Bev Mulcahey was 15 years old when her parents opened Bev’s Dairy Treats (more…)
