SAGINAW RAILWAY MUSEUM

SAGINAW, MI

May 20, 2023: The "Bavarian Belle" docked at Frankenmuth, Michigan We're in Frankenmuth, Michigan; the <i>Bavarian Belle</i> is boarding passengers for its 6:30 PM tour, and I'm rushing across the bridge toward the dock at the north end of the RiverPlace Shops complex before I get left behind. Built in 1981, this charming Victorian-style paddlewheel steamer plied the Mississippi for nearly 20 years before its purchase and restoration by its present owners. Nowadays, it offers pleasant 45-minute sightseeing cruises along the Cass River to summer-season visitors to Michigan's &quot;Little Bavaria&quot;. — May 20, 2023: The "Bavarian Belle" docked at Frankenmuth, Michigan Credit: Carrotflower Productions International

The Saginaw Railway Museum in Saginaw, Michigan celebrates the history of railroads in the area. The museum is located on the grounds of the former Michigan Central Railroad Depot and has been open since 1985.

The museum offers a variety of exhibits, displays, and events to educate visitors on the history of railroads in the area. Visitors can explore the museum’s collection of more than 10,000 artifacts, which includes models, photographs, documents, artifacts, and artifacts related to the history of railroads in the Saginaw area. The museum also houses a collection of authentic vintage railroad cars, including a 1937 Pullman sleeper car and a 1929 Pullman baggage car.

The Saginaw Railway Museum also offers a variety of events throughout the year, including the popular “Railroad Days” event, which features a variety of activities such as model train displays, railroad car rides, and more. The museum also hosts special events such as the “Ride the Rails” event, which allows visitors to ride a vintage train car.

The Saginaw Railway Museum is an important part of the local community, providing education and entertainment to rail enthusiasts of all ages. The museum offers visitors a unique opportunity to learn about the history of railroads in the Saginaw area and explore the collection of artifacts and exhibits.

SAGINAW RAILWAY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in SAGINAW MI. US MID #8402600044

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

May 19, 2023: Zehnder's and the Bavarian Inn, Frankenmuth, Michigan Facing each other across Main Street at the south end of downtown Frankenmuth, Michigan are Zehnder's <i>(left background)</i> and the Bavarian Inn <i>(right foreground)</i>, two longstanding titans of the local hospitality industry that each represent discrete chapters in the storied saga of the Zehnder family, who more than any other was responsible for putting the town on the tourist map as Michigan's &quot;Little Bavaria&quot;. It all started in 1929, when family patriarch William Zehnder, Sr. purchased the erstwhile Exchange Hotel and renamed it after himself - but it was across the street at the Bavarian Inn (our dinner destination for tonight) where the essential ingredients of today's Frankenmuth tourist experience were born. After a few formative years spent working at Zehnder's under the tutelage of his father and his uncle Ernie, it was William, Jr. who struck out on his own in 1950 with his purchase not only of the old Fischer Hotel across the street, but also the secret recipe for golden fried chicken that had earned previous owner Elmer Fischer considerable renown. Although chicken dinners remained Fischer's biggest draw, business was initially slow - the effect, experts said, of two essentially identical competing businesses operating in the same small town - and Zehnder soon found himself deeply in debt. Rather than throw in the towel, however, he took a gamble on the idea that a larger market was out there, and hatched a plan to help remake Frankenmuth as a regional tourist destination, playing up the Bavarian ancestry of the majority of the townsfolk. In 1958, Zehnder enlisted Chicago-based designer Robert Lederer to help remodel the place in an eye-catching mock-Alpine motif, and upon its reopening, the newly rechristened Bavarian Inn successfully set the town on the trend that endures to this day. The operation has since expanded to the scale of a full-fledged resort, but if all you're after is a family-style meal of fried chicken and/or hearty Teutonic comfort food, the original Inn (or, for that matter, the original Zehnder's across the street, with whom it's engaged in a good-natured rivalry) still serves it up in style.

HESR 740-06 - Zilwaukee HESR 3866 enters the North YL of Saginaw under the Zilwaukee Bridge heading south.

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telephone: 9897907994

SAGINAW RAILWAY MUSEUM
900 MAPLE ST
SAGINAW
MI
48602

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MID #	8402600044
Name	SAGINAW RAILWAY MUSEUM
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
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LAT/LONG	43.407509, -83.984596
CODES	FIPS State Code: 26 FIPS County Code: 145 US Census Tract: 001200 US Census Block: 1004