OTISVILLE AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC

OTISVILLE, MI

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The Otisville Area Historical Association Inc is a non-profit organization based in Otisville, Michigan, dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the local region. Founded in 1984, the association operates a museum that contains a variety of artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the history of the Otisville area.

The museum is housed in a restored schoolhouse building that dates back to 1884 and serves as a prominent landmark in the community. The exhibits cover a range of topics, including local industries, agriculture, education, and military history.

In addition to maintaining the museum, the Otisville Area Historical Association Inc also hosts events and programs throughout the year, including historical talks, tours, and community events. The association is run entirely by volunteers and relies on donations and memberships to fund its operations.

Overall, the Otisville Area Historical Association Inc plays a vital role in preserving the cultural and historical identity of the Otisville area and educating the public about the region's rich heritage.

OTISVILLE AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in OTISVILLE MI. US MID #8402600757

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

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 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.

Contact OTISVILLE AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC

OTISVILLE AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 93
OTISVILLE
MI
48463-0093

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MID #	8402600757
Name	OTISVILLE AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	383010468
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201312
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	43.167199, -83.524196
CODES	FIPS State Code: 26 FIPS County Code: 049 US Census Tract: 012402 US Census Block: 3022