Chocolate Stroll 2021

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Chocolate Stroll 2021

Chocolate BarThe 11th Annual Mount Vernon Chocolate Stroll will take place Saturday, June 5, 2021.

RSVP for the Chocolate Stroll on Facebook.

This chocolate event invites guests to stroll down Mount Vernon’s historic First Street where participating businesses and chocolate vendors will offer chocolate and chocolate products for sample and sale.

A map of where to find chocolate for purchase will be available to all attendees. The map also works as a “passport” — attendees are invited to collect as many stamps on the map as possible to be entered into a drawing for a gift basket.

“We have had to adjust how we do festivals this year, and the Chocolate Stroll will be no different,” said Joe Jennison, Director of Main Street and Marketing for the CDG. “Masks are required inside shops and stores, and outside when not able to properly social distance. We plan to make this event safe and fun for young and old alike.”

Chocolate Candy Making DemonstrationReturning this year will be a Chocolate Candy Making demonstration by chocolate lover Erica McConaughy at 1 p.m. in the Library at the First Street Community Center. The demonstration will be free and open to the public and will result in the creation of Chocolate-covered Peanut Butter Balls.

Kids’ games and face painting will take place at Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include activities such as M&M Bingo and crafts throughout the day.

New this year will be a Chocolate Stroll Film Festival featuring chocolate-related short films. Submissions are welcome and must be five minutes in length or less, be original and chocolate related. Entries are to be submitted to Kira Moore at [email protected] These will be shown continuously throughout the festival at the Bijou, 123 2nd St. SW.

“Mount Vernon is home to several chocolatiers and this event celebrates all of them,” said Chocolate Stroll Committee Chair Sherene Player. “This year’s event will include such specialties as chocolate raspberry scones, artisan chocolate bars, cheesecakes as well as the more traditional chocolate truffles, cupcakes, shortbreads and caramels.”

New chocolate vendors include Cheesecakes by Alissa, Bon Bons from A Chocolate Studio in North Liberty, Frosted Homemade Cupcakes from Lisbon, and chocolate-themed home décor from Chocolate Giggles from Nauvoo, Illinois.

A vendor application is available online.

About the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group

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The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group exists to improve the social and economic well-being of Mount Vernon and Lisbon by capitalizing on their unique identity, assets and character. Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community in 2008, and practices economic development within the context of historic preservation.

About Main Street

The Main Street Approach is a copyrighted process of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  The Program has been used in Iowa since 1986 with a total of 56 communities having participated.  Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community on March 4, 2008 by the State of Iowa, after submitting a comprehensive application and presenting to a select board of reviewers.

About Mount Vernon

Historic Mount Vernon, Iowa, is home to 4500 residents, including 1200 college students enrolled at Cornell College. Located in Eastern Iowa at the intersection of Highways 30 and 1, 20 miles north of Iowa City and 15 miles east of Cedar Rapids, it boasts a vibrant uptown business community with numerous antique and specialty stores, restaurants, coffee houses, commercial art galleries, and three National Historic Districts.


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Date

Jun 05 2021
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Time

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location

Uptown Mount Vernon, Iowa
1st Street and Iowa 1

Organizer

Joe Jennison
Phone
(319) 210-9935
Email
[email protected]