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Welcome to the Captain Cook Christmas Gingerbread Village website.

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Meet The Creator

Creator and designer of the Gingerbread Village, Pastry Chef Joe Hickel.
Joe has been creating gingerbread villages for over 38 years. (Read more)

(Photo “screen capture” credit: Video by Andy Nitchman / KTVA)

Visit Us – Free

Visit the Captain Cook Gingerbread Village just outside the Whales Tails restaurant  located inside The Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage. AK at no cost.

959 West 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501
800-843-1950
www.captaincook.com

Time Lapse Video 2021

The 2021 Build

Watch as Pastry Chef Joe Hickel builds the 2021 Captain Cook Christmas Gingerbread Village.

Time Lapse Video Vault

The Gingerbread House Challenge

Gingerbread House Challenge!

Join the 2021 Captain Cook Christmas Gingerbread Village’s gingerbread house challenge.

Find us on Instagram or Facebook @captaincookchristmas and hashtag your creations with #thegingerbreadhousechallenge #captaincookchristmas #captaincookchristmaschallenge . Show us your gingerbread house builds of 2021 and earlier. They can be any shape or size, and any materials are allowed.

Happy Holidays!
let the building, creating and fun begin.

If you would like to upload a photo of your gingerbread house creation or of a gingerbread house you’ve visited to the Captain Cook Christmas website please follow the link below.

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Marina’s Village

MARINA’S VILLAGE

Making a Ginger Bread House (village) is one of the most delightful Christmas customs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and America.

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The houses are made of gingerbread and chocolate, the snow in the village and on the hills are made of Royal Icing, Chocolate houses and Christmas trees fills the hills, as candid ponds dot the landscape.

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The village here is fashioned after the Charles Dickens Christmas Carol. With Scrooge and Tiny Tim coming down the stairs on Christmas Day and the Cratchits making merry with warm greetings, the village is getting ready for a glorious day. As the church and other homes open their doors to family, friends and strangers, we welcome you to the Gingerbread Village at the Hotel Captain Cook.

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Merry Christmas and be blessed out there.

Joe Hickel