Bronner's closes Friday, Saturday for severe winter weather in Michigan
The severe winter weather that moved into Michigan overnight has forced an iconic Michigan store to close early for the Christmas holiday.
Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth will be closed Friday and Saturday. The store is always closed on Christmas.
The store, which prides itself on being open 361 days a year — only closing on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day and Easter, is scheduled to reopen for normal business at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Irene Bronner, who helped build the iconic store died Oct. 16 at the age of 95. Born in Hemlock, Michigan, Bronner was married for more than 55 years to Wallace “Wally” Bronner, who died in 2008 at 81.
She helped her husband develop the sprawling, year-round, Yuletide-themed store in the Saginaw County, known as “Michigan’s Little Bavaria.” She served on the board of directors and in many other roles at the company touted as the largest Christmas-themed store in the world.
Bronner's, which sits on 45 acres in Frankenmuth, boasts 350 Christmas trees decorated in religious, traditional and toyland themes, with more than 6,000 types of ornaments, according to the Bronner's website. There are more than 500 different nativities and 50,000 trims and gifts displayed at the store, and many items are exclusive Bronner designs.
Staff writer Brendel Patterson contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Bronner's closes Friday, Saturday for severe winter weather in Michigan
