Meet me at the Moo!

Homemade ice cream, handcrafted in small batches in historic downtown Ellsworth since 2003.

The inside of Morton’s Moo: orange walls, a long wooden counter with orange stools and cow-print freezers
A soft serve cone with rainbow sprinkles held up against an orange wall

9 School St, Ellsworth

  • Mon Call ahead
  • Tue Closed
  • Wed & Thu 12 to 5 pm
  • Fri & Sat 12 to 8 pm
  • Sun 12 to 5 pm
Hours & directions

Over 25 flavors a day

The 16 shop favorites are always in the case, with soft serve, sorbet and dairy-free flavors alongside. All made right here.

Take a quart home

Every shop favorite comes in pints and quarts to take home.

Pint 16 oz
$12
Quart 32 oz
$16
Stacked quarts of Morton’s Moo ice cream with polka dot labels
A Morton’s Moo Coconut quart, drawn in 3D
A round ice cream cake topped with chocolate crumbs, rainbow sprinkles and a sandwich cookie

Custom ice cream cakes

Pick 2 layers of homemade ice cream, fillings, frosting and toppings, and add a message on top. Custom cakes need at least 3 days.

  • 6″ $30 About 6 servings
  • 8″ $42 About 12 servings
  • 10″ $55 About 24 servings

A School Street tradition since 2003

Sarah Morton started Morton’s Moo in 2003, making ice cream in the small building next door before moving into this one. Molly and Greg Harding took over in 2017 and set out to keep the recipes just as they were.

Voted best ice cream in Bangor Metro’s Best Restaurants 2025.

The Morton’s Moo arrow sign above pumpkins and yellow mums
Framed magazine covers on an orange wall, including Bangor Metro’s Best Restaurants 2025 issue
Two Morton’s Moo cups heaped with vanilla and cookies and cream ice cream
A bedroom with white bedding, green pillows and botanical prints
A wooden deck with a small table and chairs beside tall evergreen trees

Stay with us

Two apartments at Morton’s Moo in historic downtown Ellsworth, walking distance to shops and restaurants and convenient to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.

A black and white wooden cow on the shop’s clapboard wall above two green Adirondack chairs

Come see us on School Street

Find us

Morton’s Moo Homemade Ice Cream
9 School St
Ellsworth, Maine 04605

In historic downtown Ellsworth, near Acadia National Park.

Call or write

(207) 266‑9671
mortonsmoo@gmail.com

Hours

Monday
Call ahead
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
12 to 5 pm
Thursday
12 to 5 pm
Friday
12 to 8 pm
Saturday
12 to 8 pm
Sunday
12 to 5 pm

Open for the season from mid‑May to mid‑October. Hours change as the season goes, so give us a call before a Monday or holiday visit.

  • Order ahead for pickup

    Order scoops, shakes, coffee, pints and quarts online and pick them up at the shop.

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  • Delivery with DoorDash

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  • Gift cards

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