The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Main Street ornament features Broadway
A new holiday ornament will mark the rejuvenation of Broadway in downtown Lorain.
On Sept. 14, Main Street Lorain’s board of directors unveiled the 2020 City of Lorain Holiday Ornament, a showpiece that will adorn Christmas trees and homes this winter.
Sales of the ornament will benefit the organization, which is dedicated to promoting downtown businesses.
“The Main Street Lorain Board was looking for a way to raise funds for all the great things we are planning for 2021,” said Kurt Hernon, Main Street president and owner of Speak of the Devil cocktail lounge. “This ornament not only does that, but it also instills a sense of pride and excitement about the revitalization of our downtown area.”
Hernon credited Pat Morrisson, founder of Footprint Tours, for suggesting the idea.
Morrisson said she was inspired by Main Street Medina, which earlier this year began advertising its annual holiday ornament.
Hernon and Morrission tracked down Beacon Design, the Lincoln, R.I.based company that specializes in “the finest ornaments made in the U.S.A.,” including those made for Main Street Medina.
Hernonsnappedaphotoof the arch that was added with new lights, sidewalks and signage in the city’s Broadway streetscape project.
Once it got to Beacon Design, the result was even better than expected, he said.
“We were really, quite frankly, blown away at the level of detail in it,” Hernon said. “It looks so fabulous.
“We figured, here’s a great opportunity to fund raise and get something out that everyone in Lorain can be proud of.”
Ornaments are only available via pre-order.
Orders can be placed at these Main Street Lorain
member businesses through Oct. 18:
• Footprint Tours, 401 Broadway
• Janasko Insurance Agency Inc., 562 Broadway
• Lorain Historical Society, 329 W. 10th St.
• Lorain Port Authority, 319 Black River Lane
• Marzavas & Son Jewelers, 800 Broadway
• Muzik’s Auto Care, 704 W. Erie Ave.
• Nielsen Jewelers, 753 Broadway
• Scorchers Casual Eatery &DraftHouse,900Broadway
• SQP Print Center, 721 Broadway
Most sales locations have a sample ornament available for viewing.
The ornaments are $20 each, cash or check only.
Purchased ornaments will be available to pick up, at the same location at which the order was placed, the week of Nov. 30.
“This is more than just a holiday ornament,” says Jennifer Black, chairwoman of the Main Street Lorain Promotions Committee. “I think some people will want to have this on display in their office all year or to send as a memento to a friend that has moved out of town or a loved one that is deployed or away at school.
“It is really special.”