09-02-2025
Chocolate walk encourages shopping local ahead Valentine's Day
PERRY, Iowa — The annual Chocolate Walk brought together shops in Perry encouraging people to shop local ahead Valentine's Day.
If you're wondering where to get your special someone that special something, Perry makes it a walk in the park. Held the second Saturday of February, this year the walk celebrated 22 years.
'We just appreciate everyone coming out and enjoying this. It's been going on for 22 years now, so it's a fun tradition for people to enjoy and explore what's new,' said Lynsi Pasutti, owner of Mary Rose Collective.
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20 shops took part in the walk offering boutiques, chocolate stores, and florists. Each year the walk grows with shops like Sips and TCG Planet joining the route this year.
'We have five new businesses on the chocolate walk this year, and so it's a great opportunity to get people in, see and explore new stores that they might not have known existed,' said Pasutti.
The Farm Store and Bakery even gave shoppers a sneak peek into their store, which is due to open soon.
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