Long lines met a chilly first day of spring at a local ice cream eatery … It was all for the chance to get a free ice cream cone at the Dairy Queen on Peach Street. All Aboard Erie debuts film highlighting state of Amtrak services in Erie The cold temperatures not slowing the demand for ice cream there.

Spring is officially here, and Rita’s Italian Ice is celebrating the only way it knows how—by giving away a lot of free Italian Ice.

Dairy Queen will be bidding a sweet goodbye to the cold with a soft serve treat to celebrate the first day of spring. Participating DQ restaurants will spring forward with the annual Free Cone Day on March 20,