A waft of chocolate comes through the car window as it passes by more than 300+ inflated Christmas and cartoon characters, some towering at 35 feet tall.
Smells of Gingerbread seep into the car. Christmas music fills the air. Lights surround both sides of this 700-foot driveway at 106 Ten Rod Road, right over the border between North Kingstown and Exeter, almost blinding if not for the multi-colors that signal it is Christmas time.
It is a lit-up Christmas display extravaganza that runs until January 2 and features many well-known holiday figures like Santa and his reindeer, snowmen and thousands of different lights. It is a tribute to the late Gloria Gemma, a summer resident of Narragansett who died 18 years ago of breast cancer.
Driving through is free, those coming are asked for a free-will donation of any amount. It benefits the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation that provides services to those afflicted with breast cancer, survivors and their families.