The Yum Yum Shop, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire - Weathervane Wednesday

 Today's weathervane was photographed above the iconic Yum Yum shop in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.  I first learned about this gingerbread man weathervane from my fellow blogger Lori Lyn Price more than a year ago, but only recently visited Wolfeboro to take a photo.  It was a fun trip, and delicious, too!

                                                    

The Yum Yum shop opened in Wolfeboro in 1948 by immigrants from Germany.  It removed to its current location in 1977, and was expanded in the 1990s.  In 2016 the shop was advertised as closing, but reopened under new ownership in 2017.  It serves all sorts of baked goods, including (of course!) gingerbread men, doughnuts, pastries, and there is an ice cream window.  There is inside and outside seating, with gingerbread men chairs for children.  Goodies can be shipped nationwide, including the decorate-it-yourself GingieBox gingerbread men.  One of the goodies for sale is a sticker of the shop's cupola and weathervane, and also t-shirts and hats with the same symbol. See the website below for more details.

The iconic gingerbread man weathervane can be seen as you approach the bridge on Main Street.  The shop is located right next to the bridge, with windows overlooking beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee.    

This two dimensional gingerbread man is shiny bronze, and is running "as fast as you can" just like the gingerbread man in the nursery tale.  He is decorated with buttons and a cute little face, just like the frosted gingerbread men found inside on the pastry counter. 

For the truly curious:

The Yum Yum Shop website:  https://www.yumyumshop.com/    

From WMUR TV, a video and story about the Yum Yum shop:  https://www.wmur.com/article/wednesday-august-1st-yum-yum-shop-and-bishops-are-back/22573980#   

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Yum Yum Shop, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 21, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-yum-yum-shop-wolfboro-new-hampshire.html: accessed [access date]).