Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

I couldn't let the holiday season pass without sharing the

World's Largest Christmas Store...

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland!

It's located in the magical Bavarian town of

Frankenmuth, Michigan

which is only a twenty minute drive from my house.

I feel like it's mine to share with everyone

who visits me from out of town.

It's five-and-a-half FOOTBALL FIELDS of

pure Christmas!

Christmas glitters from every square inch of Bronners.

The ceilings, walls and massive displays bombard with holiday cheer.

I remember the first time I brought my

children to Bronner's when

they were one and three.

The three-year-old's eyes were like full moons.

My son lay back in his stroller and just stared in awe.

Bronner's is the happiest place on earth

besides maybe

the North Pole.

So, I was angry to hear that somebody vandalized

the many outdoor displays

early Christmas morning!

This nativity was destroyed and the vandals

knocked over, bent, or broke

40-thousand dollars worth of

Christmas cheer.

As a local news reporter,

I interviewed Wally Bronner many times over the years.

Always festive in his red suitcoat,

Wally was Father Christmas himself.

He was a sign painter in 1945 and began selling

Christmas decorations out of his parent's basement.

He had no idea this would flourish into the

world's largest Christmas store with

millions of visitors a year.

Heck, they haul them in by the busloads!

It's aisle...

after aisle...

Tree after....

glistening tree...

Ornament...

after ornament...

After ornament...

Did I say ornament???

Hundreds of thousands of

ORNAMENTS!!!

I wish those Grinchy vandals had stopped to think

that they cannot destroy Christmas...

Bronner's will

continue to dazzle

and mesmerize...

and love....

Thanks Bronner's for the happiness

 you bestow upon millions.

We'll be back for more...