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Refresh ‘One in a Million’ memories of Cock Robin on National Ice Cream Day

Above / Celebrate community spirit in Fredenhagen Park, the site where a popular ice cream enterprise got its start, attracting folks to Washington Street...

New Cock Robin t-shirt continues to bring back ‘One in a Million’ memories

Above / Too young to have experienced Cock Robin ice cream stores, these teens couldn't escape learning the history of Naperville's independent "One in...

Cock Robin Shop

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Naperville’s Cock Robin continues to make memories

Updated, Aug. 21, 2019 / This 7-year-old post continues to be visited quite regularly on this website, likely because so many memories were made...

Cock Robin t-shirts bring back ‘One in a Million’ memories

This holiday season, folks have been ordering t-shirts featuring Cock Robin, the iconic bird that for decades made square ice cream dips famous. Gone but...

PN enjoys catching folks wearing Cock Robin t-shirts

Since November 2001, PN has been going around taking photos of folks reading Positively Naperville. The inspiration came from a family reunion when PN...

The Cock Robin Project

This past July, Positively Naperville began producing Cock Robin t-shirts and the familiar bird has evoked many nostalgic memories throughout the community. PN has heard...

Dog days delay Cock Robin t-shirt production

Due to the extreme heat of summer's dog days that  created sultry working conditions and shorter hours of operation in July, the second shipment...

Cock Robin t-shirt requests come with great stories

About ten days ago, PN picked up its first order of the newly designed "Be ONE in a Million" Cock Robin t-shirts, a new...

It’s National Ice Cream Day… remember Cock Robin?

The third Sunday in July has been designated National Ice Cream Day! And PN’s thoughts turn to Cock Robin ice cream, gone from the Naperville...

Cock Robin—The Family Business Behind Fredenhagen Park

Above / Back in 2000, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard and Ted Fredenhagen are pictured at the location of the original Prince Castle and Naperville Creamery...

March Editor’s Notes

More than a few times, when the calendar changes to March, my thoughts race back to New Year’s Day 1993. That day my cousin,...

Century Walk Love Stories

“A Lifetime Together” - West side of Main Street across from Sullivan‘s. The innocence of childhood in this small Midwestern town during the late 1920s...

Plaques throughout Fredenhagen Park, Riverwalk have been restored to enhance original shine

Thanks to the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation under the leadership of its president, John Cuff, tarnished plaques along the Riverwalk and throughout Fredenhagen Park have...

School’s out for summer

The second hand on the clock above the chalkboard seemed to tick backwards. It was the last day of school at Highlands Elementary, which...

A few things to do in Naperville Oct. 16-17, 2021

Above / Enjoy all the glorious colors of fall and find plenty of local history remembered at Fredenhagen Park along the Naperville Riverwalk. The...

Riverwalk Reflections, 11-20, help tell a 40-year-old story

Above / No matter what the season, the Naperville Riverwalk welcomes all ages to discover a natural treasure along the West Branch of the...

Riverwalk Reflections, 1-10, help tell a 40-year-old story

Above / Civic Plaza at Webster Street leads to and from plenty of shopping, dining and parking in downtown Naperville. Come visit every day! Happy...

February Editor’s Notes

Whenever February begins, thoughts turn to memories of packing up of our family of five and saying good bye to our wonderful next door...

Celebrate Oswald’s first 145 years with in-store history exhibit and sixth-generation ownership

Above / Partnership with Naper Settlement creates unique display at Naperville’s second-oldest business, once located along Jefferson Avenue in downtown Naperville. (Photo courtesy Bill...

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