The votes for the 2022 Gingerbread Wonderland winners are in!
The 2022 holiday Gingerbread Wonderland exhibit at Norway House in Minneapolis brought in an amazing array of structures once again. It wasn’t easy for the judges, including Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall, to pick the winners, as a good job was done by all — congratulations to all the talented bakers!
See bottom of article for People’s Choice winners!
Adjudicators
Jessica Fleming
Food Editor, Pioneer Press
Lori Ann Reinhall
Editor in Chief, The Norwegian American
Nicole Hvidsten
Taste Editor, The Star Tribune
Kim Ode
Author, Journalist, and Instructor
All photos by Amy Coppersmith for Norway House unless otherwise noted
Best Professional:
The Night Before Christmas
by Renee & Kirsten Poppenhagen
Hon. Mention:
Dayton’s Building
by Emily Antolick
Photo used with permission from Emily Antolick
Best Kids’ (Under 10):
In the Alley
by Garret Beeck
Best Kids’ (Over 10):
Gingerhenge
by Cole Fritsche & Tutu (Molly) Kleven
Most Koselig (Cozy):
Cottage Holiday House
by Kathleen Smith
Hon. Mention:
Witch’s Candy Cottage
by Harper, Bailey, Nancy, and Angela
Most Whimsical:
The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
by Annette Korolchuk
Hon. mention:
Nisse Stabbur
by Holly Thorstad & Carl Fristad
Best of Minnesota:
John H. Stevens House
by Kathleen Goor & Mary Senkbeil
Hon. mention:
Grand Avenue
by Elizabeth, Charlie, and Allison Golnik
Most Beautiful Architecture:
Arctic Cathedral
by Jade Hagberg & Julia Tindell
Honorable Mention:
Tomtehallen
by Heather Vick
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNERS
People’s Choice:
Sponsored by Icelandair (Round-trip airfare for two to anywhere in Icelandair’s flight network)
The Night Before Christmas
by Renee & Kirsten Poppenhagen
Best Kids’ Structure:
Sponsored by Disney Parks (Park-hopper passes for four to Disney Parks worldwide)
The Better Batter Bakery
by Ellie and Karla Beeck
This article will appear in the January 2023 paper issue of The Norwegian American.
