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Tradition of good taste began more than 160 years ago when the Exchange Hotel opened its doors in 1856. The Zehnder family purchased the hotel in 1928 beginning our tradition of good food and hospitality that continues to this day. Since then, the Zehnder’s Experience has been enjoyed by millions of guests from all over the world.

The Thnksgiving Feast Dinner includes their World Famous All-You-Can-Eat Family-Style Chicken Dinner with the addition of Breaded Jumbo Shrimp, Slow Roasted Turkey, and Pumpkin Pie for dessert. Adult price is $38.95. Children prices are $7.95-$16.95, depending on age. For more information, visit https://www.zehnders.com/zehnders-thanksgiving-menu/

It’s easy to look back on the events of the past 18 months and wonder; for what do I have to be thankful?

Thanksgiving 2021 will be the 92nd year in a row that Zehnder’s has been serving Thanksgiving dinners to families from around the nation. It also marks 175 years that our family has been in Frankenmuth. We are blessed and thankful to be in a great nation and wonderful community.

We are blessed with not only a great team but wonderful guests and the support of our vendors. All four generations of our family stand ready to make your Thanksgiving celebration memorable.

You have my name on it! Hospitably Yours, Al Zehnder, CEO

Much has been happening company wide in an effort to get back on schedule with planned improvements to our properties and equipment that were put on hold due to Covid. I’m getting so sick of using Covid as an excuse or a reason. While work is going on in each of our departments and divisions, much of our effort is focused on Splash Village. Begun nearly a month ago the existing building material on our north and west wall, will be or has been removed to accommodate new glass wall panels. About 30% of that work is done and it will certainly transform our original waterpark, Splash Park, into a whole new product. It’s quite a dramatic change.

The play structure in Splash Park, featuring the Dumping Bucket, has been completely dismantled and shipped to Wisconsin for a complete rebuild. Dumping thousands of gallons of water on thousands of our guests over 16 years has really taken a toll and it’s time for a refresh. We anticipate the glassing of the north and west wall and the refresh of the play structure to be complete by late October or early November.

Starting in early November we have a plan to completely update the Tower Pool located in the southeast corner of our hotel. New floor and wall tile, new and updated bathrooms, lighting, and small retractable roof panels will give the pool a fresh more sophisticated feel. The Tower Pool, originally built in 1992, has been primarily used for swim lessons, water aerobics and a quiet respite for our guests from the waterparks.

I’ll keep you posted on the progress. We’re looking forward to their completion. I’m sure you’ll see the difference.

For more information, visit https://www.zehnders.com/