For All Seasons, Reasons & Budgets
Santa Claus isn’t the only one coming to town! Throughout the year we have special guests stop by, we host unique events and have various promotions.
It all started with a Christmas ornament of Bob Ross … well, sort of! That’s where the story at Bronner’s starts anyway! My Introduction To Bob Ross It was a few months ago that YouTube had recommended a video to me by Rosanna Pansino, following a Bob Ross tutorial using … FROSTING! I thought that recommendation a bit strange since my only true exposure to the artist was from classmates for an animation project back in college. But perhaps it
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Each year the Bronner family hosts a staff Christmas party in mid-January for the Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland team. (Due to the busy-ness of the actual season for us, we celebrate the month following.) For many years, the party theme celebrated the Christmas traditions in a particular country or part of the world. So it was on January 19, 2013, when the 2012 staff gathering was a Bronner’s British Christmas!
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I work here at Bronner’s among some really passionate baseball fans. Most of them love the Detroit Tigers. Some call another MLB (Major League Baseball) team their favorite. Others have enough love for multiple teams! All have plenty of love for their children’s or grandchildren’s school and summer-league teams. Yes, baseball is still America’s great pastime! The game has been played in the U.S. since at least the early 1800s if not earlier. When the New York Knickerbockers baseball club formally organized in 1845, they wrote down
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Before he became widely known as “Mr. Christmas,” he enjoyed the title of “signtist” (also known as a “signtologist”), a catchword coined by sign painters of the time to describe their craft. That background in sign painting and window and booth displays made the addition of designing parade floats a natural extension for store originator Wally Bronner!
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Frankenmuth’s 9th Annual Bavarian Easter Celebration, showcasing brightly colored eggs and egg garland displays throughout town, will run through Sunday, April 30. Bronner’s, who has practiced this decorating tradition for several years, has been joined by dozens of Frankenmuth businesses the past nine years. The tradition of decorating Easter Fountains, which is known as Osterbrunnen in Germany, is over 200 years old; to this day many German cities and villages still observe this practice each spring. Here in Frankenmuth,
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Valentine’s Day is the holiday of L😍VE; both revered and hated. Without a doubt, we think it’s fair to say that Cupid has gotten a pretty bad rap throughout the years with some. But what would Valentine’s Day look like if it meant more? Bronner’s archery contest for charity with local media celebrities gives a fun glimpse into the world of giving back!
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The late Wally Bronner was holding on to that snippet of land just south of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland for something special, very special. People offered to purchase that corner of Bronner’s property where M-83 (Gera Road) met Weiss Street. “It would be perfect for a gas station or convenience store,” they said. But Wally had something else in mind. Something he could build in thanks to God for His blessings on the World’s Largest Christmas Store.
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We have a winner! You Can hear her, even now! Congratulations, Colleen J! You have won our Momma Always Said Contest* here on our blog! Thank you to all those who participated! Four winners were selected randomly across our blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms to each receive a $25 Bronner’s gift card. Nearly 250 friends of Bronner’s entered the contest in all. Here are our four winners and the life quip, gem of wisdom or sound advice they
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