Frankenmuth II

Frankenmuth, MI is “Michigan’s Little Bavaria”. The town was founded in 1845 by a group of fifteen German-Lutheran missionaries who came to this area to teach Christianity to the Chippewa Indians. Franken refers to the province from which the settlers came, and Muth means courage in German. The name means “Courage of the Franconians”.

Today’s Frankenmuth is a tourist resort destination host by the 4,900 residents who are proud to maintain their German heritage. The town is immaculately clean, ala Bavaria. Shops are plentiful and shopping is continuous. Numerous restaurants beckon the hungry and for the seafaring a one hour river tour aboard the ‘Bavarian Belle’ is waiting.

Two attractions that were of interest to us were: Bonner’s Christmas Wonderland for the ladies and Michigan’s Own Military & Space Museum for the men. There are many other attractions in the area, but our interests were limited.

Two nights and one day are enough to see and do Frankenmuth. We will leave Tuesday morning for St. Ignatius for an overnight stay.