That’s A Sweet Job: Grand Rapids Couple Starts Ice Cream Boat Business

Two of the best things about Summertime in West Michigan is cooling off in the water when it gets hot. And enjoying some ice cream.

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Now those two have come together with this West Michigan small business.

Grand Rapids Couple Starts Ice Cream Boat Business

If you hit the water this summer in West Michigan you might do a double take when you see this on the water.

Newlyweds Megan Ward and Isaiah Kinney recently moved to Michigan from West Virginia looking for a new start.

They decided to open up the first of its kind in West Michigan ice cream boat.

Megan is a former school teacher and loves that she still gets to interact with the young kids.

Her husband works during the week at the Kellog factory in Wyoming.

But when the weekend comes the couple hits the waters of West Michigan serving up some ice-cold tasty treats.

The couple told says they can't make it 20 feet without kids waving them down and parents honking the boat horn to flag them down.

Ice Cream Afloat has already been to several West Michigan lakes this summer

Muskegon Lake 

Spring Lake

Ice Cream Afloat will be all over the West Michigan waters this summer.

You can find out where they're going to be each weekend by checking out their Facebook page

If you're looking for some great Michigan beaches to cool off at this summer and bring your dog along with you then check out these pet-friendly beaches.