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Petting farm proves popular attraction at festival

Several of the superstars at the Plymouth Ice Festival
won't know if they will be attending until opening day of the
event.
That's because their “manager” Tammy Iacobelli, owner
of Carousel Acres, won't decide which of the animals she
provides at the petting farm and pony rides will attend the
event until she is confident that the weather is suitable for
them.
The petting farm and pony rides are among the most pop-
ular events at the Ice Festival and the crowds are always
entertained by the farm animals and ponies provided by
Iacobelli's family business. Carousel Acres has been provid-
ed specialized animals for schools, parties and festivals for
more than a quarter of a century and has perfected the huge-
ly popular unicorn rides. The unicorn is actually a very coop- other animals she is bringing to the festival for the petting
erative pony wearing a harness with a prosthetic horn. farm, will depend on the weather. She said she never takes a
“Children love it,” Iacobelli said.
She said the number of ponies, along with the variety of See Animals, page 10