Just two chicks hanging out together!  HaHa!  Standing in front of Zehnder's Famous Chicken Dinners Restaurant in Frankenmuth, Michigan, I was about to satisfy my hunger for delicious chicken.

Having 10 dining rooms and seating for over 1500 guests, Zehnder's is known as America's largest family Restaurant!   With servers dressed in traditional German garb, you can get the all-you-can eat dinner which includes; coleslaw, cottage cheese, buttered noodles, liver pate, sliced bread, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, chicken noodle soup, CHICKEN and ice cream for dessert.  Are you full yet?  I'm usually so stuffed, you have to ROLL me out!  HaHa!  Actually, I burn it off by shopping downstairs with the many curio shops and the bakery!

Wilkommen (Welcome) to Frankenmuth, Michigan!  Also known by the nickname,"little Bavaria" or "Muth," this place was settled in 1845 by Lutheran immigrants from Robtalarea of Franconia (now part of Bavaria.)   Still dominated by people of German ancestry, 53% still live there today!

My husband is standing on the Zehnder's Holz Brucke (which means, "wooden bridge") that spans the Cass River.  Though looking very rustic, this 239 foot long covered bridge, was built in 1979 and leads to the Bavarian Inn Hotel.

 

 Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, a store that is a city block in size, where you need a MAP to navigate, is "The World's Largest Christmas Store!"  My husband's pocketbook is in REAL DANGER when I enter this establishment.  Anything and everything related to Christmas can be found here, whether it be decorations ( indoor and outdoor), costumes, Nativity scenes, miniature towns, faux Christmas trees,  faux wreaths, Advent calendars and custom tree bulb engravings.

Not only do they have Christmas themed items, they also have Halloween miniatures and Easter items!  My creative juices flow here, as there are hundreds of themed, decorated trees everywhere with all the trimming for sale nearby!

With busted bellies and wallets as we leave with arms full of purchases from Bronner's and Zehnder's, and tummies full of chicken, we leave Frankenmuth in joyful anticipation for our return visit next year! (I need more ideas, you know!) HaHa!  Aloha! (Lots of love!)