The Bavarian Belle Riverboat, an authentic Stern Driven Paddlewheel Riverboat, is family owned. They offer a 1-hour historical narrated tour of the Frankenmuth area on the fully restored 150-passenger vessel. The Bavarian Belle has an open air canopy on the upper deck and has a fully enclosed lower salon with restrooms. There is a snack bar and soft drinks on board. The Bavarian Belle is located in the River Place Shopping village, docking at the waterfall. The dock and lower level are handicap accessible.

Below: Zehnder's Holz wooden bridge in Frankenmuth, Michigan is a 239 foot, 230 ton covered bridge made completely of wood which spans the Cass River in Frankenmuth and joins the Bavarian Inn Lodge and the festival grounds near parking to Main Street. Frankenmuth Holz Brucke (wooden bridge) is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Though this bridge is a modern construction built in 1979, the architects of Graton and Associates remained faithful to traditional covered bridge timber framing techniques, utilizing a 3 span Town lattice truss system of Douglas fir. This sturdy 239 foot bridge accommodates automobiles and pedestrians numbering in the hundreds of thousands every year.

Below: Cyndi got crazy with some funky hats

Below: Zehnder's Dancing Statue Fountain

Please continue on to Frankenmuth's most famous area - Bronner's Christmas Wonderland - you will be amazed!