by Terri McNutt | Jun 29, 2012 | Awards, Zehnder's Splash Village, Zehnders
Zehnder’s Splash Village was recently voted “Most Kid-Friendly Resort” by the Michigan Travel & Vacation Magazine in the Best Places to Stay in Michigan Contest. “When you check in with your family at Zehnder’s Splash Village, you...
by Terri McNutt | Jun 28, 2012 | Zehnder's History, Zehnders
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth When my grandparents, William and Emilie Zehnder, purchased the Exchange Hotel in 1928 the country was on the brink of the Great Depression and Prohibition had been passed just 11 years earlier. Not a great time to...
by Terri McNutt | Jun 28, 2012 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
By John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC When I think of Detroit Tigers baseball, three names come to mind; Ty Cobb, Al Kaline and Charlie Gehringer. Charlie Gehringer, named the all-time greatest second baseman in 1969, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949....
by Terri McNutt | May 29, 2012 | Zehnder's Splash Village
As a child, my summer memories consisted of vacations in Northern Michigan. The “must have” on our list was a hotel with a pool. We were thrilled at the fact that we would stay somewhere that had a pool and a diving board. I can’t imagine being a...
by Terri McNutt | May 23, 2012 | Zehnder's History, Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Zehnders
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth The article I wrote last November (click on November 2011 in our archives to refresh your memory) detailed how, in 1949, the Zehnder family purchased Fischer’s Hotel which sat directly across the street from...
