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Santa Shack still searching for home for Christmas season after relocation setbacks

The Santa Shack has been part of generations of family Christmas traditions.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The iconic Sugarhouse ‘Santa Shack" is being transformed into a new gluten-free bakery called The Keto Bakehouse. Owner Melanie Edwards plans to open on Thursday, Oct. 8, selling gluten-free, low carb, no-sugar cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, chocolates, trail mixes, and energy bars, as her son Cameron helps set up signage recently.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The iconic Sugarhouse ‘Santa Shack" is being transformed into a new gluten-free bakery called The Keto Bakehouse. Owner Melanie Edwards plans to open on Thursday, Oct. 8, selling gluten-free, low carb, no-sugar cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, chocolates, trail mixes, and energy bars, as her son Cameron helps set up signage recently.

By  Amy Nay | FOX 13
 | Nov. 9, 2026, 10:01 a.m.

The Sugar House Santa Shack could be coming back to its original location after weeks of uncertainty about where the longtime Christmas tradition would call home.

The Santa Shack has been part of Sugar House for 80 years. But when FOX 13 News introduced viewers to owner and photographer Laurie Bray in October, she was looking for a new location after construction tied to the S-Line expansion forced the shack out of the parking lot where it had been located off Highland Drive.

Now, Bray said there’s a possibility the Santa Shack could move back to Monument Plaza, near 2100 South and across from Barnes & Noble.

“There is a possibility,” Bray said. “I have a couple great people in the city who are helping me, and they’ve reached out to the mayor’s office.”

Bray said the plaza’s architectural plans included a designated spot for the Santa Shack when it was redesigned. She said several businesses on the plaza would also like to see it there.

Read the full story at FOX13now.com.

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