Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker

Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker is a park in Saginaw, Michigan. Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker is situated nearby to the locality Winter’s Motor Court, as well as near Tuscola.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zehnder’s and Zehnder’s Covered Bridge.

Zehnder’s

Gift shop

Zehnder's is a restaurant in Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1929. In 2020 it was named an America's Classic by the James Beard Foundation.

Zehnder’s Covered Bridge

Photo: Dane, CC BY 2.0.

Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland

Shop

Photo: AndrewHorne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland is a family-owned Christmas retail store and tourist attraction in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Founded in 1945 by Wallace "Wally" Bronner as an outgrowth of his sign-painting, window-display and commercial-decoration work, the business operated from several locations in Frankenmuth before consolidating at its current 25 Christmas Lane campus in 1977.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankenmuth and Tuscola Township.

Frankenmuth

Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frankenmuth is a city of about 5,500 people in southeastern Michigan, which was settled in 1845 by 15 Lutheran Germans who intended to spread the Christian religion to the Native American population in the area.

Tuscola Township

Hamlet

Tuscola Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,978 at the 2020 census. The city of Vassar is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the survey township that forms the basis for the present civil township. Tuscola Township is situated 4 miles east of Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker.

Birch Run

Village

Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.

Birch Run is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Birch Run had a population of 1,525. The village is located within Birch Run Township. Birch Run is situated 6 miles southwest of Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker.

Michigan’s German Settlers Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Saginaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.32583° or 43° 19′ 33″ north

Longitude

-83.74083° or 83° 44′ 27″ west

Elevation

614 feet (187 metres)

Open location code

86MR87G5+8M

GeoNames ID

7249914

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Winter’s Motor Court and Tuscola.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Historical Marker and Zehnders Restaurant Historical Marker.

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