Before the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 brought electricity, and modern conveniences like electrical refrigeration, to rural America, farms across Pennsylvania harvested their own ice from farm ...

Ice at Rockywold Deephaven Camps is used to help keep guests' drinks and food cool in their cabins. In the 1800s, ice harvesting was a booming industry in New England. Now, only a few local ...

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Back before making ice was a simple procedure we could do in our ...

Ice wasn't always easy to come by. Especially in America during the 1800s. So we wanted to see what drinking was really like ...

In the 1800s, ice harvesting was a booming industry in New England. Now, only a few local communities continue the tradition of extracting ice from lakes in the wintertime to store for use year-round.