LOGAN—One of the sights of Christmas in Logan is the annual Downtown Alliance Parade of Gingerbread Homes that lines the windows of downtown businesses. Gary Saxton, executive director of the downtown organization, recently announced this year’s 22nd annual Parade of Gingerbread Homes creators, locations and when people can expect to see the edible Christmas creations.
This year’s Gingerbread contest in downtown Logan will be held December 3 to 31.
This year, each architect will have a chance to win one of six $100 grand prizes. Voting ballots are available at downtown Logan host locations, beginning with a special unveiling during the Downtown Gallery Walk hosted by CacheARTS on Friday, December 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This year, the sites and architects are:
Anniversary Inn, 169 East Center Street
Jennifer & Ashlyn Erickson, “Haunted Mansion”
Cache Valley Antiques, 81 North Main Street
Cassidy Lott Christensen, “Ye Olde Cache Farm”
Caffe Ibis, 52 East Federal Avenue
Jade Burt, Megan Mattinson, Anne Foster, Dakota Ferrin, Shiloh Burt, “Calvin’s Christmas on Campus”
Coppins Hallmark, 15 North Main Street
Sue Ann Salmon & Family, “Olde Logan Library: Elves on the Shelves”
Ellen Eccles Theatre (CacheARTS), 43 South Main Street
SaQuoyah Boxx, “Common Ground Gingerbread Adventures”
Lucky Slice Pizza, 64 East Federal Avenue
Kira Jack, “Wintertime Fun Snow Globe”
Presidio Real Estate, 19 West Center Street
Robyn & Blake Rusch, “Santa Claus is Coming to Center Street”
SE Needham Jewelers, 141 North Main Street
Natalie Lingardo, “Back to the Future”
The Sportsman, 131 North Main Street
Lindsey Haws, “A Fairytale Christmas”
U&I Furniture, 28 West 100 North
Cynthia & Samantha Russell, “My Logan Home is My Castle”
Visit www.logandowntown.org for additional details.
I would go if they were all in one location, such as the old courthouse, but because the city is spreading them out among businesses, it’s clearly just a tactic to get people to bring revenue to downtown Logan. Lord knows that’s all they care about anymore!
They’re mostly within about a one or two block radius, which is not hard to walk around to. It is the Downtown Alliance sponsoring it, not the city. A big chunk of the DA’s stated vision is attracting people to downtown businesses. There shouldn’t be a surprise. We are a capitalist society, after all. That doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to look at, and you can just stand on the street and stare into the windows. Or you can stay home and watch the new episodes of Masters of the Universe that just came out. Oh wait, that show was created by Mattel to sell toys, so you’ll have to watch something else.
Yay! I’m so excited to see all of them. I might even spend a $ or two. I heard AKH is only haunting the courthouse this year, the city is safe.
You are too adorable! Have a wonderful holiday season and an even better year to come!
Can you teach me how to haunt?
Ever since I learned about the ginger shortage in other countries I find it hard to celebrate using the root to make high sugar confectioneries here in the states.