As a token of appreciation to loyal customers, Joe’s Italian Ice in Garden Grove is giving away free Italian ice on Monday, Aug. 31.

The original Harbor Boulevard Italian ice stand is closing Sept. 1, ending a complicated relationship between Joe’s owner, Mike Abeyta, and the city of Garden Grove, which owns the land.

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The red, white and green dessert shack is known for serving authentic Philadelphia-style fruit-flavored “water ice.” It has been a fixture on Harbor since it opened 13 years ago.

Abeyta relocated Joe’s to a new and larger space a half-mile away in Anaheim near Disneyland. The location, at 2201 S. Harbor Blvd., cost him about $850,000 to develop, he said.

Get there early. The stand is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Employees are working over the weekend to ensure they have plenty of “ice” for the crowds. Local TV news is expected to be there.

Joe’s Garden Grove:12302 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove.

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