Sign at the entrance to Christmas Lane.

Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland is a retail store in Frankenmuth, Michigan that bills itself as the "World's Largest Christmas Store. Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the US state of Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. " Designed with an Alpine architecture (see chalet) and operating year-round, the building is 7. CHALET is a mnemonic indicating a protocol used by Emergency services to report situations which they may be faced with especially as it relates to major incidents 35 acres (29,700 m²) in size with landscaped grounds covering 27 acres (109,000 m²). The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here Outside the entrance are three 17-foot (5 m) tall outdoor Santas and a 15-foot (5 m) tall snowman. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the A snowman is an Anthropomorphic snow sculpture History In Occidental cultures and the northern hemisphere, snowmen are considered Inside, there are approximately 800 animated figurines at various locations throughout the store. For the indie band see Figurine (band A figurine (a diminutive form of the word Figure) is a Statuette that represents Bronner's parking lot can accommodate up to 1,080 cars and 50 buses. Some 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's half-mile (800 m) long Christmas Lane in the evening. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Michigan designated Bronner's as an "Embassy for Michigan Tourism" in 1976. Bronner's employs over 500 people during the holiday season (between October and Christmas).

The West Entrance to Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland.

Founded in 1945 by Wally Bronner, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland is visited annually by over two million people; with the weekend after Thanksgiving being the busiest of the year with over 50,000 visitors. Wallace "Wally" Bronner ( March 9, 1927 - April 1, 2008) was the American founder of Bronner's Christmas Wonderland Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Its inventory exceeds 50,000 trims and gifts, including Christmas ornaments, artificial Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, Christmas decorations, collectibles, and similar goods. Christmas ornaments are Decorations (usually made of Glass, Metal, Wood or Ceramics that are used to festoon a Christmas A Christmas tree, Yule tree, holiday tree or Tannenbaum (fir tree is one of the most popular Traditions associated with the celebration Christmas lights (also sometimes called fairy lights, twinkle lights or holiday lights in the United States are strands of Electric lights used A nativity scene may be used to describe any depiction of the Nativity of Jesus in art, but in the sense covered here also called a crib or manger in the Each year, approximately 600,000 glass ornaments, 530,000 feet (161,000 m) of garland, 150,000 postcards and 86,000 light sets (nearly 530 miles (850 km) of light cords) are sold. A garland is a decorative Wreath or cord used at festive occasions which can be hung round a person's neck or on inanimate objects like Christmas trees Originally A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick Paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an Envelope and Bronner's has the exclusive right to sell Precious Moments Christmas-themed figurines. With the government of Austria's permission and in keeping with the German theme of Frankenmuth itself, Bronner's built a replica of the Oberndorf, Austria, Silent Night Memorial Chapel in 1992 as a tribute to the Christmas hymn "Silent Night" and in thankfulness to God. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich This article deals with the Culture of Germany as a political state within Europe for a review of the culture of the German-speaking world, see Oberndorf bei Salzburg is a Town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, about 17 km (11 mi north of the City of Salzburg. " Silent Night " (" Stille Nacht " is a popular Christmas carol.

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Trivia

• Bronner's electrical bill averages US$900 per day. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• If all the light sets sold in one year at Bronner's were stretched out in a continuous line, they would span approximately 530 miles (850 km). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
• In 1976, movie star John Wayne ordered a Santa suit from Bronner's and wore the garment on the Christmas Eve broadcast of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American A Santa suit is a costume worn by a person portraying Santa Claus. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and
• Billboards advertising Bronner's are spread out as far south as the Georgia/Florida border on I-75, and as far west as Missouri. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

References

External links

• Bronner's website
• Precious Moments at Bronner's
• Fort Dodge, Iowa's The Messenger article on Bronner's
• Map to Bronner's