PALMER â The spirit of Christmas rode through Palmer on Saturday and brightened up the faces of hundreds of people who had gathered downtown to witness the Colony Christmas festivities organized by the Palmer Chamber that culminated with the Colony Christmas parade and fireworks extravaganza that was sponsored by BP.
Riding atop a Palmer Fire and Rescue ladder looking down on streets lined with parade-watchers was none other than Santa Claus himself, along with over 40 parade floats that dazzled the crowds along Alaska Street in Palmer on Saturday. Despite the arrival of COVID-19 vaccinations to Alaska this week, restrictions for social distancing changed the way the Chamber delivered Colony Christmas events this winter after canceling the summer parade this year.