Downtown FRANKENMUTH MICHIGAN Walking Tour

[@ayubumar4642]

What a beautiful city!

[@scottman895]

Frankenmuth is quite awesome!

[@JeffinBville]

Thank you for going to Frankenmuth so I don't ever have to. It's much appreciated.

[@scottman895]

Lol, no problem! Once I do a walking tour of Bronner's, then you will have seen about everything!

[@JeffinBville]

@@scottman895 My idea of a vacation is not shopping and more, not being around other people. Michigan has 7 million acres of publicly accessible forests and I use them.

[@scottman895]

@@JeffinBville That's one great thing about Michigan. There are plenty of parks everywhere in the state. As much as I enjoy checking out different cities and towns, I like getting out into nature too where it is much quieter.

[@floppproductions7967]

I live an hour away from Frankenmuth, I go visit once in a while on weekends usually, been coming up since I was little.

[@scottman895]

That's awesome! I usually try to go at least a couple times a year since it is not too far away.

[@PamKosik]

I love Frankenmuth

[@scottman895]

Me too!

[@hamsteralt]

I only live about an hour from here, can't believe I've never visited

[@scottman895]

It's a pretty neat place. Hopefully you'll get a chance to go someday!

[@robertsitch1415]

Here in Canada, Walter Ostanek is considered our Polka King.

[@scottman895]

Ah, very cool. I have not heard of him before.

[@robertsitch1415]

@scottman895 he plays the accordion and sometimes sings. You can hear some of his music on KZbin. He is still alive at 89 years old, and I believe that he still lives in St. Catherine's.

[@scottman895]

@@robertsitch1415 Ah, that's awesome! Marv Herzog on the other hand is sadly no longer alive.

[@robertsitch1415]

@scottman895 Walter Ostanek sometimes played with Frankie Yankovic (who wasn't Weird Al's father). Walter also had Ostanek's Music Centre in St Catherine's, too, which got sold to Long and McQuade, which is a national chain in Canada.

[@scottman895]

@@robertsitch1415 Wow, that's pretty cool!

[@markdaviddoyle]

Great video! For what it’s worth, “haus” is pronounced just like “house”.

[@scottman895]

Thanks! I'll try to remember that in the future.

[@robertsitch1415]

I guess that land was way cheaper and available in Birch Run by the time that Frankenmuth became popular with interstate travelers.

[@scottman895]

That's probably true even though Birch Run is a popular spot too due to the outlet mall.

[@robertsitch1415]

@scottman895 Some of the chain hotels there are older than the outlet mall, though.

[@scottman895]

@@robertsitch1415 That's true since it is a major stop along the freeway heading north to Northern Michigan.

[@robertsitch1415]

@@scottman895 Yes, and I guess that being in a village with a lower crime rate than Saginaw or Flint is why some might prefer to spend the night there than either of those places.

[@scottman895]

@@robertsitch1415 That's true. Location can be quite important.

[@austinstitzel]

Have you ever attended an NFL, MLB, NBA, or NHL game in person?

[@scottman895]

So far I only been to MLB games: 4 Tigers games, 1 Cubs game, and 1 Red Sox game.

[@Nenlothiel]

Looks like they cut down the beautiful weeping willows on the Cass. Shame on Frankenmuth! 😡

[@scottman895]

That was quite sad to see too!