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Pioneer Settlement 2024 events
BLOUNTSTOWN, FL – The Panhandle Pioneer Settlement, located at 17869 NW Pioneer Settlement Road in Blountstown, has the following events planned:
Saturday, Nov. 30: Public syrup making day.
Saturday, Dec. 7: Breakfast with Santa in the morning, followed by the Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas tour that evening
Saturday, Dec. 14: The Craft Fair and Santa Shop will give families a chance to do some last minute holiday shopping while enjoying touring settlement grounds.
Eight blacksmithing classes are scheduled for the remainder of the year, with two being held each month over the next four months. All are on Saturdays. Those dates include Nov. 2 & 16 and Dec. 7 and 21. Additional classes will be offered from January through May of 2025.
Field Trips with groups and schools are scheduled throughout the year. Families and groups can arrange their own tours for a few.
The settlement is proud to announce the winners who brought their own special flavors to share during the recent Ice Cream Social. They include First Place Winner Ellen Ethridge with her Pumpkin Spice dessert. Second place went to Sue Price with her tasty chocolate ice cream. There was a tie for third place between Ann Busher with her huckleberry-flavored ice cream and Pam Mellor’s peanut butter cup ice cream.
You can learn more about the settlement online at https://panhandlepioneer.org, on Facebook under Panhandle Pioneer Settlement, at https://www.facebook.com/, PhanandlePioneerSettlement/, https://ppsmuseum.wordpress.com and https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/florida-portrait-florida-pioneers/ or call (850) 674-2777.