Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt – Pt. 2

Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt – Pt. 2

Bronner’s celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2020. Starting from humble beginnings in 1945 and growing into the World’s Largest CHRISTmas Store®, we’re fortunate that originator Wally Bronner had a knack for preserving our hi-STORY! Continuing our trip down memory lane begun in Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt – PT. 1, check out the rest of the fun that our scavenger hunt has to offer!

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Time Travel With Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt – PT. 1

Time Travel With Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt – PT. 1

The World’s Largest CHRISTmas Store® celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020! Like a mini-museum filled with memories and history preserved and on display, Bronner’s program center will make you feel like you’ve stepped into a time capsule. We’re fortunate that originator Wally Bronner had a knack for preserving our hi-STORY, starting from humble beginnings in 1945. Check out this fun Bronner’s Scavenger Hunt of historic artifacts for a trip down memory lane with us!

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Bronner’s Exclusive Ornament History

Bronner’s Exclusive Ornament History

If you remember reading “It’s no secret that styles, techniques and technology advance as the years go on. But I had NO IDEA what wonderful history I was about to unveil as I sought out the expertise of our ornament designers to help me put together this [Annual Ornament Designs] post. My mind is still whirling.” Then you may have been waiting for this very post – a nostalgic look Bronner’s exclusive ornament history and design process through the years!

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Michigan’s Comeback Cities: Detroit. Flint & Frankenmuth

Michigan’s Comeback Cities: Detroit. Flint & Frankenmuth

DETROIT The declining auto industry, corrupt leadership, high unemployment, poverty, a failing economy, plunging property values – all played a part in what some feared might be the final curtain for the drama that was Detroit. The fifth largest city in the United States in 1950. A twist in the plot brought Detroit to bankruptcy and emergency management in 2013.   Now the scene is changing. In 2010 billionaire Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures, moved his

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Merry CHRISTmas, Fröhliche Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad …

Merry CHRISTmas, Fröhliche Weihnachten,  Feliz Navidad …

Merry CHRISTmas, Fröhliche Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad, Wesołych Świąt, Buon Natale, καλά Χριστούγεννα … No matter what part of the world you are in, how you say it or how you celebrate it, the message is the same: “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.” -JOHN 3:16

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Bronner’s Annual Ornament Design Series

Bronner’s Annual Ornament Design Series

1974. That was the inception of Bronner’s annual ornament series. Twenty-nine years after Wally’s start in the business and 43 years later, the collection is still growing strong. And the process? The history? Take a look …

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Five Things Baseball Teaches Us About Life

Five Things Baseball Teaches Us About Life

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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