Guten Tag!  With its rustic German theme, Frankenmuth is touted as "Michigan's Little Bavaria."  The Bavarian architecture reflects the area's history, which dates back to its founding in 1845 by a group of German-Lutheran missionaries.  Today, Frankenmuth contains more than two miles of unique shops, museums, galleries, and food factories.
 

 One of Frankenmuth's highlights is Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, the world's largest Christmas Store.  Open 361 days a year, Bronner's boasts more than 2 million annual visitors.  Bronner's sells all manner of Christmas merchandise from trees to decorations to religious items.
 

    Other shopping locations in Frankenmuth include the Frankenmuth Clock Company, home to hundreds of clocks;  the Covered Bridge and Leather Gift Shop which featured sevral types of leather goods, and the Frankenmuth fudge kitchen where fresh fudge is made daily.  Other local attractions include the Bavarian Glockenspiel Tower whose bells and figures play out the story of the Pied Piper; the Frankenmuth Historical Museum, and riverboat tours aboard an authentic paddle wheel driven riverboat.  For food, check out any of the nine local restaurants, including the Bavarian Inn (established in 1888) which features its famous chicken dinners; and Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, America's largest family restaurant.
 

Frankenmuth Home Page:  project..frankenmuth.org/