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PALMER PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

On October 17, 2009, as Fall was wrapping up and the temperatures dipping down quite cold, several Mancelona community members, such as Chuck Johnson, Bert & Rae Ann Thompson, Lori Gooden, Larry Hamblin family and several others, gathered at Palmer Park on Mancelona's south side to install new playground equipment.  Palmer Park has a large pavilion with kitchen and restrooms, picnic area, picnic tables, disc golf, and ball diamonds. The 20091017 Palmer Park Updates 0018 equipment is still in good condition. Visitors say it's a great place to stop and let kids run and play. The pavilion is available to rent by calling the Village of Mancelona.