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Frankenmuth News

Serving Frankenmuth Since 1906

Vol. 119 No. 10 In our 119th year!

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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Chamber and CVB creating a more accessible Frankenmuth

  The Community of Frankenmuth has long been known for its vibrant tourism industry, friendliness, cleanliness, and being a welcoming destination to a wide spectrum of guests, from young families to retirees.

  Frankenmuth has now taken another step to help those enjoy the city despite having some physical limitations.

  The Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau recently celebrated making the city more accessible. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday, September 5, at the Chamber Platz to unveil a new Communication Board located just outside the Visitor Center, in partnership with the Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation.

  "Frankenmuth is known for its superb hospitality and being a welcoming place,” Frankenmuth Chamber & CVB President/CEO Jamie Furbush said. "Even back in the late 1990s, when the streetscape we know today was being planned, through the Frankenmuth 2000 Hospitality Plan, it was done with the intent to make sure our sidewalks were large enough for people in wheelchairs and with strollers. We were even a leader in hotel accessibility for people with mobility-related issues in the early to mid-2000 as we worked with Ron Wilmer’s Disable Traveler to have many of our rooms details documented and posted online for people to make more educated travel decisions.”  .......

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