ASHEVILLE - Sugar and spice and everything nice returned to the Blue Ridge Mountains as happy hordes of gingerbread artists marched their edible creations into The Omni Grove Park Inn and Spa for the 32nd annual National Gingerbread House.

On Nov. 17, the gingerbreaders embraced each other as they reunited at the awards ceremony, following the event's one-year pause due to Tropical Storm Helene. Since its inception in 1992, the competition has garnered a reputation for its tight-knit community of participants from across the U.S., who may only see each other in person once a year.

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