Shop with Friends

The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel raises funds for ongoing activities in a variety of ways. Our current funding focus is on developing The Cary Heritage Museum and continuing The Page-Walker Concert Series. To further these goals we offer a variety of unique Page-Walker related items for sale. Some of these can be purchased at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center during normal business hours, some are available through local businesses, and others can only be purchased from our booths at the Spring Daze and Lazy Daze festivals.

Prices

Around and About Cary

Not only is this book by Tom Byrd and Jerry Miller a quick read, it's a scholarly and entertaining account of Cary's place in history. It's a must for natives and newcomers alike -- or anyone who wants to know more about the facts and folklore associated with our town.

Around and About Cary can be purchased at the Friends' booth at town festivals, at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center during normal business hours, or at selected area bookstores and gift shops.

Around and About Cary ($30.00)

The Original Cary Shirt

Cary T-shirts and sweatshirts were first unveiled at the Lazy Daze festival in 1986. The design is by Anne Kratzer, founder of the Friends and its first president. Mrs. Kratzer, an artist and teacher, went to work on the shirts after Mayor Koka Booth commented that the town should have what some other municipalities have - a shirt that symbolizes its character.

The shirts come in a variety of colors and sizes. They are sold at town festivals, and can be found year-round at the Lynn's Hallmark store in Shoppes of Kildaire on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary.

The Original Cary T-Shirt ($9.00)
The Original Cary Sweatshirt ($18.00)

Page-Walker Suncatchers

Copied from a photograph taken by Cathy Richmond, these hand-pained suncatchers were created exclusively for the Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel by the graphics department of Cary-based Sunburst Designs, Inc. They can be viewed and purchased at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center as well as at our booth at town festivals.

Page-Walker Suncatcher ($20.00)

Notecards

This pen and ink drawing by Jerry Miller depicts the original Page-Walker Hotel building. It is available in a box of 8 cards and envelopes from the Friends' booth at town festivals and at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.

Page-Walker Notecards ($4.00)

Cary Oak and
Page-Walker Maple Projects

One of our most interesting fundraising projects is undertaken in partnership with the Triangle Woodturners of North Carolina. With wood taken from the historic Cary Oak, which stood at the site of Cary Towne Center mall, and from the Page-Walker Maple, which stood at the corner of the Page-Walker Hotel, they've created a variety of beautiful and useful objects. These pieces are sold from the Friends' booth at both the Spring Daze and Lazy Daze festivals. The profits are split evenly with TWNC. Prices typically range from $5 to $50.

Wood Keepsakes ($5.00 - $50.00)

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