Christmas is coming to Lebanon Ohio

This morning the air is crisp and cold, the sun is shining and the City of Lebanon's work crew is busy hanging Christmas wreaths from our street lights.

Wreath and a big red bow hooked on to the lift truck

Its a struggle to get the life truck past the crab tree

It's only November 14, but its just such a perfect day for working outside provided you are dressed warmly - and these guys know how to dress for the cold!

Three men and a lift truck make short work of the process of hanging a big wreath and a big red bow.
One man drives the truck, one rides the bucket up to the pole carrying the wreath and one climbs the ladder to help position the wreath properly.

One guy on a ladder and one on the lift truck

Across the street a crew is hanging lights on the big Christmas tree in Christmas Tree Park.  There's a fountain in the center of the park draped with lights.  The water is turned off for the winter so the lights give the affect of water falling in the fountain.  It is always a pretty site here in the center of town with the fountain and the Christmas tree all covered in lights and ornaments.

Catty-cornered from the park is the venerable Golden Lamb Inn, the oldest continuously operating business in Ohio. The Lamb, as the locals call it, will be decked out for Christmas as will all the quaint little shop fronts up and down Broadway and Mulberry Streets.  We love Christmas in Lebanon, Ohio.

Gingerbread House Display and Contest

Gingerbread House in process.  Puppy chow on the roof is so cool!

This month its all about the gingerbread house contest.  We stole this idea from Pittsburgh where the contest is so popular that they have had to limit the number of entries to 400!

Each of the entry fees for our contest will  be donated to the Big Brother and Sisters of Warren & Clinton Counties.

The gingerbread houses will be on display at the Warren County History Center from November 28 through December 6.  Then the winners of each category will be on display at Glendower historic mansion through December 28th. Get all the information about the contest at our website at wchsmuseum.org.

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Gingerbread House Display and Contest