Caitlyn Petro, 20, of Salisbury scoops ice cream at Smoke Shack BBQ in Boscawen on Wednesday, August 10, 2017. Petro is attending college at UMass Amherst and is working as a cashier at Smoke Shack this summer. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
Caitlyn Petro, 20, of Salisbury scoops ice cream at Smoke Shack BBQ in Boscawen on Wednesday, August 10, 2017. Petro is attending college at UMass Amherst and is working as a cashier at Smoke Shack this summer. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)

It may better known for its barbecuing, but Smoke Shack BBQ on King Street in Boscawen is also a go-to stop for ice cream. The business, open seasonally between
April and October, offers dozens of both soft-served and hard-served flavors. Smoke Shack BBQ is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.