New event added to Grove Park Inn gingerbread competition: A beind-the-scenes look

Jason Sandford October 12, 2009

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

This is kinda cool. Press release here:

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (October 9, 2009) — Celebrate the National Gingerbread House Competition at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa with a new “Stories of Gingerbread” tour for 2009. Each year, gingerbread artists from around the country compete in the annual competition. Now for the first time, guests will be taken behind the scenes of the popular holiday event to learn how the intricate homes are constructed, what materials were used in the designs, and other special tidbits that make the National Gingerbread House Competition a treat for people of all ages.

Guests who sign up for the “Stories of Gingerbread” tour will receive a special, commemorative lapel pin that is sure to become a collector’s item. “Stories of Gingerbread” tours will be held at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The cost for the special tour is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. With these fanciful entries on display throughout the resort, guests will enjoy sugar and spice and everything nice! The “Stories of Gingerbread” tours begin November 23, 2009. For more information or to reserve a spot, call 828-252-2711, ext. 4094.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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3 Comments

Cece October 13, 2009

Wow….a commemorative lapel pin that is sure to be a collectors item! Can you imagine anything more fabulous?

What cracked-out team of marketing people came up with this lame idea?

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Stan October 12, 2009

Here’s a tasty tid bit… the guy who started the whole gingerbread GPI thing and who appeared on Good Morning America every year won last year’s Rock Solid Leader of the Year award that GPI gives out annually!!! And then was canned a few months later due to cut backs. Talk about job security!!! I wonder if that’s going to be on the tour!!!

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Nancy Van Houten October 12, 2009

"Stories of Gingerbread"….Yikes, what a lame idea…and a commemorative lapel pin…LOL! People would have to be bored out of their mind or just plain crazy to pay for something like this. The Grove Park Inn must be really hurting to come up with something this ridiculous.

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