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Carmen Summerfield Colony Christmas is an old fashioned three-day celebration of Christmaas past and present in Palmer that features horse-drawn sleigh rides, reindeer, gingerbread houses, and holiday carolers. As part of the celebration, on Saturday, December 14, 2013 the Valley Arts Alliance will be producing their 6th Annual Ice Castles on the Green! Ice Castles on the Green consists of
The Dahlia Street Market was built in the mid-1930’s as the colony’s Trading Post and Post Office. Palmer’s Mayor DeLena Johnson and her husband Steve purchased the abandoned building a few years ago and
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November marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Fireside Books will be celebrating Saturday, November 23 with trivial contests, civil war costume contests, and recitation contests. Start memorizing now!
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unique winter ice sculptures created by some of the Valley’s best artists. Our sculptures will be constructed behind the Dahlia Street Market on the Palmer Green, the area in Palmer also known as the “quad” or “square” located between the Borough Office, the Colony Inn, and the Dahlia Street Market.
“Four score and seven years ago...”
The Art of Ice
Nov. 2013