Keeping Dad’s Dream Alive One Cone At A Time Tieg and Lucas Sisler honor their family tradition while forging a new path Story by Katlyn Sanden
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f you’re looking for a fun, new ice cream experience for the family, Sisler’s Ice Cream in Princeton is the place to go. Located in what was formerly known as Kramer’s Kitchen, siblings Tieg and Lucas Sisler brought their dream to life after purchasing the building late last year. For them, ice cream is so much more than a job. It’s a way to honor their late father. “We started because it was my dad’s dream,” Tieg said, discussing what inspired them to open Sisler’s Ice Cream. “He was looking at locations, but never really got the chance to do it before he passed away in 2011. It’s been in the back of my mind for a while, and my brother and I decided to go for it when this location came up for sale. It was the perfect opportunity, so we jumped right in.” Sisler’s has been a family-owned business since 1908 and gained traction by making ice to be used in home iceboxes. Eventually, ice cream was added, and then butter. Today, their main focus is producing quality ice cream and ice. The ice cream is still Tieg Sisler points out a key piece of history on their iconic #familyownedhand-packed and made with locallymade wall. the same dedication and atPHOTO BY KATLYN SANDEN tention to detail as it was in 1908, and it’s available in pint, Inset: Tieg and Lucas Sisler are the fourth generation of the Sisler family half-gallon, and three-gallon carrying on the ice cream business. See Sisler’s page 10 SUBMITTED PHOTO
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