Two scoops of fun

Officially, July is National Ice Cream Month. But who wants to wait?

Not Ruby Falls. Not Chattanooga Zoo.

Over the next few days, both attractions are presenting events that put the frozen treat front and center.

ICE CREAM DAYS

Ice Cream Days at Ruby Falls, 1720 S. Scenic Highway, will serve up a selection of Mayfield’s ice cream daily through Sunday, June 19, with a flavor of the day and free samples to entice visitors.

There’s also a Cavern Scavenger Hunt that pays off with a sweet treat. Kids will receive a free code sheet at the front desk. During the tour of the caverns, some formations will have a code displayed. Participants will write down each code and turn it in to the ice cream vendor.

Ruby Falls is open 8 a. m.- 8 p. m. daily. Ice Cream Days activities are scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. Tickets are $19.95 for adults, $11.95 for children 3-12.

For more information, call 423- 821-2544 or visit www.rubyfalls.com.

ICE CREAM SAFARI

Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., has an Ice Cream Safari planned from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 11.

This inaugural event is designed around educational activities and a conservation message, using ice cream as the bait.

Guests can sample sweet treats from several vendors, bound around a bounce house, get their faces painted, encounter animals and enjoy the zoo an hour later than other visitors that day.

Set to offer treats are Mayfield Dairy Farms, Chattanooga Bakery (MoonPies), Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream, Fa mily Concessions, Clumpies I ce Cream, Gadzooks Frozen Yogurt, Dippin’ Dots, Rita’s, The I ce Cream Show a nd Wendy’s.

Ice Cream Safari activities require a $ 5 all-the-ice- cream- you- can-eat wristband in addition to regular admission of $ 9.95 for adults, $ 6.95 for children 3- 12 ( children 2 and younger also will require a wristband for Ice Cream Safari activities).

For more information, call 423- 697-1322 or 423697- 1319, or visit www.chattzoo.org.

STAFF FILE PHOTO BY DOUG STRICKLAND Clumpies will be among several vendors featured at Ice Cream Safari, a new event coming up Saturday, June 11, at Chattanooga Zoo.