Frankenmuth
FreeMichigan's 'Little Bavaria' delivers year-round Christmas shopping and family-style chicken dinners.

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Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland is a shop in Frankenmuth, MI, part of the Detroit guide. Cost: free.
25 Christmas Ln · Frankenmuth, MI
Bronner's is a Christmas store in Frankenmuth, founded by Wally Bronner in 1945, that sells ornaments, trees, lights, nativities and collectibles all year. The main building covers 7.35 acres, and some 100,000 lights line the half-mile Christmas Lane outside. You can also step into the Silent Night Memorial Chapel, built in 1992 as a replica of the original chapel in Oberndorf, Austria, and get ornaments personalized while you wait.
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Michigan's 'Little Bavaria' delivers year-round Christmas shopping and family-style chicken dinners.
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