Field Notes SUMMER 2026 QUARTERLY EDITION Paletas Pack B

BRIGHT, FROZEN, DELICIOUS - On the most sweltering days of summer, there is nothing like a frozen, fruit-filled treat–especially one you can hold in your hand, at the park or the beach, and have to eat quickly before it melts down your arm. In the sticky heat they are irresistible. With that delicious image in mind, Field Notes present their 71st Quarterly Edition for summer 2026, “Paletas.”

COOL BEGINNINGS - 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.

PACKED WITH FLAVOR AND COLOUR

Field Notes have only 100 “Paletas” Press Sheets available, featuring all nine vibrant flavor offerings. 

Perfect for that empty space next to the freezer in the kitchen, the kids’ room, or anywhere that could use a burst of summertime colour.