Can’t Catch Me, I’m the Gingerbread Man

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | Aug 3, 2012 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders

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...

Golf + Celebrities = $$$

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | Jul 31, 2012 | The Fortress, Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Zehnders

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...

Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth – We’re Pure Michigan

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | Jul 31, 2012 | Zehnders

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 and Zehnder’s Restaurant Earns Top Honors

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | 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...

July 30, 1930

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | 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...

The Mechanical Man

by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth | 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....