FRANKENMUTH HISTORICAL MUSEUM

FRANKENMUTH, MI

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The Frankenmuth Historical Museum is a renowned museum located in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Founded in 1972, the museum aims to preserve the history and heritage of the city and its people. The museum is housed in a building that was once the St. Lorenz Evangelical Lutheran Church, which was built in 1890. The building was restored and converted into a museum in the 1970s.

The museum features several exhibits that showcase the history of the city, including its founding, growth, and development. The exhibits include artifacts, photographs, and documents that tell the story of Frankenmuth's past. The museum also houses a research library that contains books, documents, and photographs related to the history of Frankenmuth.

One of the most popular exhibits in the museum is the Heritage Gallery, which features artifacts and exhibits related to the city's German heritage. The exhibit includes traditional German clothing, tools, and other artifacts that offer a glimpse into the life and culture of early German settlers in the area. The museum also offers educational programs and events for visitors of all ages.

In summary, the Frankenmuth Historical Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history and heritage of Frankenmuth, Michigan. The museum offers an immersive experience that allows visitors to explore the city's past and learn about its people, culture, and traditions.

FRANKENMUTH HISTORICAL MUSEUM is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in FRANKENMUTH MI. US MID #8402600981

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). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 254,798 from tax period 201212 (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.

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website: http://www.frankenmuthmuseum.org

FRANKENMUTH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
613 S MAIN ST
FRANKENMUTH
MI
48734-1619

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MID #	8402600981
Name	FRANKENMUTH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Alternate Name	FRANKENMUTH HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	386078011
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	274,608
REVENUE	254,798
LAT/LONG	43.32812, -83.739856
CODES	FIPS State Code: 26 FIPS County Code: 145 US Census Tract: 011300 US Census Block: 3015