Weir's Ice Cream was founded in 1956 by George Weir Sr. and his son Arthur. They began as part of a chain known as "Dairy Isle". The building kit was shipped from Dairy Isle Headquarters in Ohio and assembled by the Weir family in the fall of 1955. Opening day was set for early March 1956, with the season running through Thanksgiving. Soft ice cream, sundaes, sherbet, shakes, and sodas were the featured items.
In 1961 the first addition was added to the building and the "snack bar" was opened. George manned the snack bar; serving hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries, and other grilled foods. Arthur ran the ice cream end of the business. In 1967, the final addition was in place, allowing for more seating and a juke box. After George's passing in 1969, Arthur and his wife Nancy kept the snack bar open another 2 years before deciding to concentrate on ice cream.
In 1971 they broke from the "Dairy Isle" chain and consequently had to change the look of the building. The original ice cream cone on the roof was replaced with a drink cup and "Weir's" replaced "Dairy Isle" on the sign. The color scheme was changed from red, white and green to the present red and white.
In the summer of 1977, frozen yogurt and slush were added to the menu. In 1981 homemade hard ice cream was added, and the following year saw the addition of ice cream cakes. Cyclones (mix-ins) were introduced in 1985, homemade soft Italian ice in 1993, and in 1995 homemade hard rainbow Italian ice flavors.
At the end of the 1993 season, Arthur retired and his daughter Liz took over. In 1994 the ice cream cone was returned to the sign on the roof. In December of 2002, a vehicle hit the front of the store. Luckily it was the off-season and nobody was hurt, but the car ended up almost completely inside of the building. The repair work replaced the entire front of the building as well as some of the equipment inside. This resulted in the new brick-framed look, which is now surrounded by protective concrete poles.
In April of 2007, this website went online. It was created by Arthur's son Michael.