Sweet structures build community

A bunch of folks at Middlebury College competed in this year’s first Employee Gingerbread House Competition, which was held this past Friday at McCullough Student Center in Wilson Hall.

Faith Gong: The gingerbread house

Like most pivotal events, it started with a simple question: “Mommy, are they doing the gingerbread houses again?”

In photos: Gingerbread ingenuity

MIDDLEBURY — The theme of the Vermont Folklife Center’s 21st annual Gingerbread House Competition and Exhibit is “Christmas at Hogwarts Castle.” The center at 88 Main St. in Middlebury smells like the holidays with several dozen all-edible pieces of art o … (read more)