A long line gathers to buy ice cream in Farmington at Gifford’s opening day Friday, March 18. Though opening for the spring season, it was just 55 degrees Fahrenheit when the line gathered. Kay Neufeld/Franklin Journal

An employee at Gifford’s hands Jackie Bubier her ice cream at the Farmington stand’s opening day Friday, March 18. Bubier and Nadia Martell, far right, are from Houlton but swung by Gifford’s on their way back from Sugarloaf – though it was a cool day for ice cream at just 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Kay Neufeld/Franklin Journal