Frankenmuth Levee – A Short History
Each year the spring thaw caused the Cass River to overflow its banks and flood nearly all of the buildings in downtown Frankenmuth. It was not unusual for the Main Dining Room of Zehnder’s to experience 4-6 inches of flood water each Spring. Easter Sunday business...
We Welcome the Fifth of the Fifth Generation!
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth I’ve written before about how we’ve placed a high priority on planning for the management and ownership succession of our company. It’s not a sprint but more of a long marathon. Generally speaking, nothing happens...
Zehnder’s Tap Room
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth [PHOTOS] Our current Tap Room was part of the 1948 expansion that included a larger lobby, updated bathrooms, a coat room and increased dining space – essentially the whole north wing of Zehnder’s. By 1954,...