A Day in Frankenmuth, Michigan (Photo Essay)

Sign along the main thoroughfare. 

What an exciting town Frankenmuth is! It's very culturally different and there is so much to see. Anyone could spend a whole day there and not seeing or tasting everything.

The first thing we saw were horse and carriages taking people up and down the streets.

First carriage we saw

There were several of these horse and
carriages

Toward the end of the day, we inquired as to the price of
these rides...$45 for 15 minutes. What a shock!

We went into (I think) 3 different candy stores. Oh Heavenly chocolate! There were also stores that made taffy...another treat for the tastebuds. Any of these stores give you a sample and it's not hard to fill up on sugary things! 

Moving on, we went to a Country Store that sold all manner of things, from candy (by the bulk) to souvenirs and more. This chair grabbed our interest:

This chair had been updated using wire and
bottle caps

A closer look at the bottle caps

Walking along we went over a bridge that spanned a river. The name of the boat is: Bavarian Belle Riverboat.

The boat going under a covered bridge

The covered bridge

   

A small falls that flows into the river

Here and there along the way, were different wishing pools. 

You can see the coins laying in the bottom 

Another pool with water lilies 

This one stood at the side of the sidewalk

I didn't photograph every store, but I do have enough to give you an idea of the architecture. All old world with a modern twist.

This is what you see ahead of you as you walk the bridge.

No words needed

Here are a variety of shops

This one was a clothing store.

I love the design on the building

As we are walking away

Here we stopped and listened to the bells chime as
well as see the metal doors open and characters were
spun out then back in again. 

Front side of Bavarian Inn.

More shops

We ate at a dinner at a period restaurant called Zehnder's. They are famous for their chicken dinners and I can say that the food was awesome!

I took a few photos inside of  Zehnder's with my phone and they turned out rather fuzzy but they show that the wait staff wore period clothing.

We were taken to the basement restaurant 

(this place is HUGE!) and this is what the ceiling looked

like

Here you can see the back of a waitress' outfit...
with apron over her dress and a hat

The male wait staff wore vests and
even knicker-type pants.

Another waitress' outfit

Here is our waitress who was super! 

We had no clue what this was until I read the sign

Here is the sign close up.

Here was something that caught my eye and I took photos of it:

Thunder Bay Mining Company

Love the logo!

Thunder Bay Mining Company is part of the Bavarian Belle where people can try their hand at sluicing for gems and metals.

And finally, we went to a store called the Frankenmuth Cheese Haus. Here, everything that is cheese and wine pairings can be found. I took this photo outside the store...and watched different people get their photos taken with it!

These two women had their photos taken a couple of minutes later.

Well folks, that was our trip to see Frankenmuth! I hope you enjoyed this!

Have a great day...and thanks for stopping by.

Deb