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Published November 2, 2026 12:20am

A cherished holiday tradition will be held in December.

The 93rd annual Palmer Lake Potluck is set for 6 p.m., Dec. 9, followed by the Yule Log Hunt , 1-3 p.m., Dec. 13 at Palmer Lake Town Hall.

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The event is a holiday tradition in which residents share a potluck dish with the community, create souvenir lapel pins, notch small willow branches and tie red ribbons on pine branches. Later, participants search the woods for a red ribbon-decorated pine log.

During the potluck, villagers prepare a log measuring 8-12 feet long and 10-15 inches in diameter by cutting a U- or V-shaped notch into the log and decorating it with red ribbon for easy identification.

On the day of the hunt, hundreds of red and green cape-clad participants gather at the town hall.…