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Frankenmuth
was settled in 1845 by 15 Germans,
led by the Reverand August Craemer,
a Lutheran minister. The small band
of settlers came to the area from
Neuendettelsau, Germany, for the
expressed purpose of evangelizing
to the Native Americans. The first
structure built was a church, and
the second a school. Only seven years
after their arrival, Frankenmuth
boasted 80 cabins and farmhouses.
On
January 3, 1854, Frankenmuth residents
formally organized as a Township.
On January 14, 1904 the Village of
Frankenmuth came into existence.
City status became effective on October
1, 1959 after a vote of the people
approved the measure.
The
City of Frankenmuth is directed by
a City Council made up of its Mayor
and six Council members. The Mayor
is elected every two years and
Council members
serve four year terms. The City Council
appoints a manager to operate the
daily affairs of the City.
"The
government is us; we are the government,
you and I."
- Theodore Roosevelt
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