Field Notes presents their 71st Quarterly Edition for summer 2026, "Paletas." Celebrating the delicious frozen, fruit-filled treats of summer, these Mexican popsicle covers are sure to make your mouth water!
In the 1940s, Ignacio and Luis Alcázar and their cousin Agustín Andrade left the small town of Tocumbo, Michoacán, dreaming of a better life. The trio arrived in Mexico City, where they opened a small shop selling paletas, frozen treats on a stick made from real fruit and fresh ingredients, which they had been concocting for their neighbors in Tocumbo for years.
Their paletería was a great success, and they expanded quickly, offering franchises to their friends and relatives back in Tocumbo. Soon there were thousands of paleterías all over Mexico, and so many of them were owned by natives of Tocumbo that these shops became widely known as Las Michoacanas.
Mexican immigrants brought paleterías with them to the United States–first throughout the American Southwest, then to cities like New York, Miami, and Chicago. Today, thankfully, paletas can be found just about anywhere in the U.S.A.
- 2026 limited edition
- 3 pcs/pk
- Domtar Cougar Natural 60#T paper stock
- 24 sheets/48 pages (per notebook)
- Staple bound
- Pocket-size: 3½" × 5½"
- Dot grid layout
- Made in the USA
