Fudgie the Whale wasn’t initially produced to be a mascot for the 90-year-old brand. It was made to fill the freezer cases that founder Tom Carvel had made for his shops.

The new Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opens April 20 in downtown Raleigh and will feature a 50-foot-long whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling. "Stumpy ...

Fudgie the Whale wasn’t initially produced to be a mascot for the 90-year-old brand. It was made to fill the freezer cases that founder Tom Carvel had made for his shops.