PUTNAM — Throughout downtown Putnam, store windows and café counters are decorated with sugary delights. Though these aren’t for eating! More than 35 Gingerbread Houses and Gingerbread House-inspired creations are featured. Some incorporate trains and railroads, part of the town’s history and the downtown architecture. One is sculpted from clay down in Sawmill Pottery. One’s called the “Insta-Graham” and looks like an antique camera and gets its name from its graham cracker crust. And another, a reference to the hit show on Netflix, Stranger Things, hangs in Wonderland Comics. 

The Gingerbread Houses are part of a series of holiday spirited festivities taking place in downtown Putnam in the days leading up to Christmas. Business owners have decorated and hung antique sleds, one reading “Go Putnam!”. Dec. 9 through 11 is “Ugly Sweater Weekend”, where local shopkeepers and restauranteurs will put on the best of the worst Christmas fashion show. Several restaurants and businesses will be featuring themed drinks, open houses, and special holiday deals all through the month. More information can be found The Downtown Putnam Holiday Strolls Facebook page.