Business owners in Palmer and leaders around Alaska responded with shock and dismay when the Palmer Chamber of Commerce announced its decision last week to ditch the name of the community’s iconic festival, “Colony Days,” and rebrand it the “Braided River Festival.” The chamber also rebranded the Christmas festival from “Colony Christmas” to “Hometown Holidays.” … Continue reading Businesses say they feel ambushed and residents are furious with Palmer Chamber of Commerce after ‘Colony Days Festival’ erased from history