Arctic Corner

This is a TRUE North Lansing staple. I’ve been coming here since I was a little girl (fka Tasty Freeze) and it’s still as good as the first time!
Strawberry — Lemon cones are my absolute FAVE

We have been driving from South Lansing for a long time at least several times a week. Trying to cram in as many visits as possible before they close on October 12. My favorite is the turtle sundae. Just the right amount of everything. Everyone is pleasant and acts like they love working there. Our guilty pleasure

Perfect. Strawberry sundae was great. Generous portion of both ice cream and strawberries. The picnic tables there are good. But getting your ice cream and walking down by the fish ladder makes for a great relaxing Sunday afternoon.

My date and I ended up at this sweet little soft serve ice cream shop in the middle of Old Town around sunset. Ordered up a large banana split and turtle sundae. We sat at one of the three picnic tables available out front while we waited for our orders. Even though there were 2 – 3 patrons ahead of us, we had our cold treats within 3 minutes. The ice cream was delicious! My sundae was chocked full of pecans and caramel. The perfect sundae. Every time we drive by this place, there are people out front chowing down. We will definitely be back.

This little treasure is in Lansing’s «Old Town» area. Not a lot to say about it, except that I like it a lot. It’s an independent soft-​serve business, being run by friendly people. Good products at very reasonable prices. One unique feature that draws me in is the LEMON soft serve ice cream. It’s delicious and as far as I know, nobody else in town offers it. Beats the heck out of your run-​of-​the-​mill Dairy Queen and other joints. They also offer vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. The lemon/​strawberry twist cone is outstanding.
Give them a try. Highly recommended.

Do not sleep on this place!
Delicious soft serve, affordable prices, nice portion sizes.
Legit.

Pretty cheap and pretty good soft serve ice-​cream desserts. We had the Peanut Blaster (a little salty, but ok) and a Flurry (very yummy). Worth stopping by after Pablo’s or Meat.

So went back today. Took my girl. She loved the brownie sundae.
Fyi, posted several pics, including the menu.
I had my small vanilla cup with caramel. It was warm caramel too.
In heaven…
For $ 2.25… :-)
A girl can’t go wrong…
So pleased!!!

It seems that Arctic Corner gets little attention from Unilocalers. Like most soft serve in our corner of the world, this corner is open seasonally. The hours change with the weather. I rarely get past the cones or the occasional strawberry sundae, so don’t expect a lot of deep insight from this review. I wouldn’t even be writing a review if it weren’t for the fact that Arctic Corner seems so lonely out there all on its own.
So show it a little love, Lansing Unilocalers. Head on down to Old Town and buy an ice cream cone this summer.

Great little ice cream shop in Old Town. This place is strictly a walk up window. Today was the first warm day and they were busy, but had plenty of staff to keep up with the crowd. There are several picnic tables outside for people to sit at. Cones were cheap at 1.50 for a small and 2.00 for a medium. We ordered 1 small and 1 medium and they were pretty much the same size, so save yourself 50 cents and go w/​the small. I had vanilla but am kicking myself for not going with the lemon. They have cones, blizzards, sundaes, shakes etc– everything you would expect at an ice cream shop. Make sure you bring cash– they do not take cards.

This joint is actually called Arctic Corner. The guy running the show in here seems to know everybody that comes by; I love that small-​town feeling. He was teasing one guy about driving a Honda motorcycle («You need an extension cord to start up your bike over there?») and turned to me to explain the joke. I don’t know – hard to describe but it was a nice feeling. Welcoming and homey.
Anyway, it’s your traditional ice-​cream stand like you see all over America. They have cheap treats here; for example, small cones are $ 1.50. And they have LEMON soft-​serve. My mother would go nuts. You never see that anymore. She loves lemon ice cream and lemon-​filled doughnuts but can’t ever find them anywhere.
I got a «Flurrie» (i.e. their Blizzard), and they kindly accommodated my request to have Spanish peanuts and M&Ms together. «Oh, like a peanut M&M one?» Exactly – that’s what I used to call them. Only $ 3.00 for a small (12 oz) which really isn’t that small (especially when they pile it above the rim of the cup).
Every town needs a place like this. Treasure them!