Frankenmuth, Michigan

Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,944 at the 2010 census. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, which bills itself as "the World's Largest Christmas Store", is located in Frankenmuth. The most popular nickname is "Little Bavaria", but the city is also nicknamed "Muth".

History

The city's name is a combination of two words. "Franken" represents the Province of Franconia in the Kingdom of Bavaria, home of the Franks, where the original settlers were from. The German word "Mut" means courage; thus, the name Frankenmuth means "courage of the Franconians." The area was settled and named in 1845 by conservative Lutheran immigrants from Roßtal area of Franconia in Germany. The group of settlers left Germany on April 20, 1845 and arrived at Castle Garden seven weeks later. They traveled via canals and the Great Lakes from New York to Detroit and arrived in August 1845. Sailing on the Nelson Smith, the settlers made their way to Saginaw and travelled over land to the present location the city of Frankenmuth. Originally part of Bridgeport Township and later Frankenmuth Township, Frankenmuth became a village in 1904 and finally a city on October 1, 1959

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Tecumseh rides second-half dominance to semifinal win over Frankenmuth

Michigan Live 22 Mar 2025
EAST LANSING, MI – Midway through the third quarter, Frankenmuth had every reason to feel good about a second trip to the state final in three seasons ... ....
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Frankenmuth’s highly anticipated Bavarian Blast Waterpark announces soft opening

Michigan Live 21 Mar 2025
FRANKENMUTH, MI – After much anticipation, Bavarian Blast Waterpark, Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark and family fun center, is ready to welcome its first guests with a soft opening on Friday, March 21.
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Frankenmuth's Bavarian Blast Indoor Waterpark is now open. What you'll find inside

Livingston Daily 21 Mar 2025
Frankenmuth's Bavarian Blast Indoor Waterpark — billed as Michigan's largest indoor waterpark — opened a major expansion on Friday, the company announced on Facebook ... In Frankenmuth, at 1 Covered ...
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Brain freeze becomes Frankenmuth’s secret weapon in long trek to state semifinal

Michigan Live 20 Mar 2025
If it meant a shot at a state title, Frankenmuth girls basketball coach Joe Jacobs would gladly add to his frequent bus rider miles ...
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Frankenmuth rides sister synergy into girls basketball quarterfinals

Michigan Live 18 Mar 2025
FRANKENMUTH, MI – When Joe Jacobs talks about the family atmosphere on the Frankenmuth girls basketball team, he’s not just talking philosophically. The Frankenmuth coach means it literally ... Frankenmuth features three pairs of sisters.
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Frankenmuth Insurance Selects Guidewire Cloud to Modernize Technology and Optimize Resources

Business Wire 17 Mar 2025
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $GWRE #GuidewireAPD--Frankenmuth Insurance selected Guidewire InsuranceSuite on Guidewire Cloud to power its core systems and simplify its IT operations ... .
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Frankenmuth rides defense to girls basketball regional title

Michigan Live 13 Mar 2025
By basic numbers, Frankenmuth’s defense is 30 points better than it was at the start of the season ... ....
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Freeland girls fall to Frankenmuth in regional semi

Midland Daily News 11 Mar 2025
Freeland girls fall to Frankenmuth in regional semi .
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Frankenmuth earns memorable girls basketball regional win over Freeland

Michigan Live 11 Mar 2025
Frankenmuth turned the bad memories from a pair of losses to Freeland into a Division 2 girls basketball regional ...
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