<![CDATA[ Pure Michigan Travel - Frankenmuth Holiday Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org http://www.michigan.org/global/images/puremichiganlogo2.gif <![CDATA[ Pure Michigan Travel - Frankenmuth Holiday Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org Copyright © 2012 Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:36 GMT 60 <![CDATA[ Frankenmuth Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Frankenmuth-G3054.aspx http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Frankenmuth-G3054.aspx Greetings from Frankenmuth, Michigan's Little Bavaria. Frankenmuth was founded in 1845 by a group of fifteen German-Lutheran missionaries who came to this area for the purpose of teaching Christianity to the Chippewa Indians. Franken depicts the province from which the settlers came and Muth means courage in German. The name Frankenmuth means “Courage of the Franconians.”

Today, Frankenmuth is a thriving community of 4,900 residents who take great pride in preserving the German heritage. Area homes, businesses and surrounding farms remain neat and clean reflecting this German ethic. Well-tended flowers and lush greenery abound in what many visitors describe as the most authentic Bavarian architecture to be found anywhere in the United States.

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