Icy Palmer: A Manchester legend brought to life

Icy Palmer. Photo courtesy of Melissa Klick
(Editor’s note: In the debate over Arlington author Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s legacy, the name Icy Palmer has come up multiple times. Palmer has long been a Manchester legend and is the inspiration for the local Icy Palmer Candle Co. This story is by Cherise Madigan of the Bennington Banner, in which it first appeared.)
MANCHESTER — Icy Palmer is a name many in Manchester have heard before, though the history of this iconic figure rem