I was a young girl living in Flint the first time I heard of Frankenmuth. My best friend and neighbor moved to this city I had never heard of before and thought I would never see again. Her family, being of German descent and very religious, thought it would be a...
By John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC If you come to Zehnder’s and visit our Foodstore, you can’t miss the almost life-size wooden gingerbread boards that adorn the walls. We have lots of folks ask about them – so here’s the story: Our interior...
During the 9th Annual Jason Richardson Golf Outing, John Shelton, Zehnder’s V.P. of Sales and Marketing, sat down with Kelly Johnson, Director of Marketing of United Way of Saginaw County for a Q&A on Planning a Successful Golf Outing Fundraiser. What is the...
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth My family and I were in California last year visiting family. My brother and sister-in-law live in the San Francisco area and my sister and her family live in San Diego. We had been in San Francisco area for about...
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 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...
