SAGINAW ART 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 Art Museum is a non-profit organization located in Saginaw, Michigan that aims to enhance the cultural and artistic experiences of the local community. It was founded in 1947 and is housed in a historic Georgian Revival building that was constructed in 1904. The museum features a permanent collection of over 2,000 works of art that include paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts. The collection is primarily focused on American art and includes pieces from well-known artists such as Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, and Andrew Wyeth.

In addition to its permanent collection, the Saginaw Art Museum also hosts a variety of temporary exhibitions throughout the year. These exhibitions showcase the works of local, regional, and national artists and cover a broad range of artistic styles and mediums. The museum also offers educational programming for all ages, including workshops, lectures, and tours.

The Saginaw Art Museum is committed to making art accessible to everyone in the community. It offers free admission to the public on Saturdays and is open six days a week. The museum is also wheelchair accessible and has ample parking available. Visitors to the museum can expect to be inspired by the beauty and creativity of the art on display and gain a deeper appreciation for the role that art plays in our lives.

SAGINAW ART MUSEUM is a Art Museum in SAGINAW MI. US MID #8402600447

The museum is classed as ART (Art Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 1,247,867 from tax period 201307 (YYYYMM).

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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website: http://www.saginawartmuseum.org

SAGINAW MUSEUM
1126 N MICH AVE
SAGINAW
MI
48602-4763

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MID #	8402600447
Name	SAGINAW MUSEUM
Alternate Name	SAGINAW ART MUSEUM
Classification	Art Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	381280546
NTEECC	A51
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201307
INCOME	1,397,582
REVENUE	1,247,867
LAT/LONG	43.425978, -83.971981
CODES	FIPS State Code: 26 FIPS County Code: 145 US Census Tract: 001800 US Census Block: 1034