Potato Days 2023 By Just Jim Leaves are falling Potatoes are surfacing It must be that time… For well over a century Carbondale rediscovers its roots Blooming the parade down […]
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Growing Together, Potato Days 2023
It’s not every town that gets amped up year after year over a vegetable, but leave it to Carbondale to keep such traditions alive and well. In fact, Potato Days […]
Carbondale’s 2023 events take shape
A new year in Carbondale means a fresh take on the many of the signature events that are closely tied with the town’s identity. On Dec. 6, 2022, the Special […]
Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Sept. 29, 2022
Sculpt a spud The 113th Potato Day, themed “Marble Mash” in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial, kicks off Friday, Sept. 30, with a Community Contra Dance […]
Potato Day’s 2022 mash-up grows engagement
For 112 years, through two pandemics, ‘Bonedalers have harkened the fall with a celebration of spuds. At the time of the very first Potato Day, 1910, Eugene Grubb had just […]
Día de la Patata: una tradición antigua
Traducción por Raleigh Burleigh El Día de la Patata fue celebrado por primera vez en 1909 y la celebración de su 100 aniversario fue el mismo año en que The […]
Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Sept. 30, 2021
Local accolade Krysia Carter-Giez completed filming and editing her film “The Day I had to Grow Up” in Carbondale. The film follows six young activists who yearn for change in […]