Mini Golf + Ice Cream; Family Fun Coming to Schenectady County!

Ice cream and mini-putt, sign us up!

On most warm, summer nights in the Capital Region, you can drive by any one of the many ice cream or mini-golf spots in the area and see friendly people, smiling faces, and usually - pretty long lines.

Combo 'em and you have a winner!

New place in Schenectady County for family fun!

There's a new place set to open next month located at 104 Freeman's Bridge Road in Glenville. Formerly known as Oliver's Cafe, then Lilly's Cafe, the new owners of this ice cream and mini-golf spot are calling it Fat Boys Ice Cream.

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Fat Boys Ice Cream

According to the owners of Fat Boys Ice Cream, they'll expect to be open for business sometime in early June, and they'll feature a variety of tasty treats that will include premium soft serve and hard ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes, flurries, sherbet coolers, and miniature golf for the whole family to enjoy!

Fat Boys Ice Cream, at 104 Freeman's Bridge Road in Glenville. Its new owners plan to open this new spot for family fun in June Photo: Facebook

Future Plans for Fat Boys

It appears as though the owners of Fat Boys have plans for much more than just mini-golf and cold treats.

On their Facebook page, they told excited locals that plans are in place to add go-karts and batting cages in the "foreseeable future."

Birds-eye view of the area on Freeman's Bridge Road where Fat Boys Ice Cream will soon open up

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