🌱 Ready for a late-night 90s takeover at Bavarian Blast?
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In today's newsletter:
- Ready for a late-night 90s takeover at Bavarian Blast?
Also on today's calendar: Take 127: A Tragedy and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Warmer with periods of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 63, low: 35.
- Sunday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Frankenmuth waterpark to host adults-only 90s-themed party (mlive.com) — An adults-only 90s-themed “Blast After Dark” party is coming to Bavarian Inn Lodge’s Bavarian Blast Waterpark in Frankenmuth on May 8, running from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Locals 21 and up can reserve $75 tickets for waterpark access, snacks, live entertainment, and 90s music, with themed drinks available for purchase throughout the night. 
📸 Around Frankenmuth
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Upcoming Events in
Frankenmuth
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★ Featured events ★
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80s Fest 2026!
Bringin' Back the 80s Festival, 601 Weiss St, Frankenmuth
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Take 127: A Tragedy
Bavarian Inn Restaurant , 713 S Main St , Frankenmuth
6:00 pm -
Frankenmuth MI – Shipshewana on the Road – April 25-26
Harvey Kern Community Pavilion , 599 Weiss St , Frankenmuth
9:30 am -
Simply the Best – Tina Turner Tribute
Zehnder's of Frankenmuth , 730 S Main St , Frankenmuth
12:00 pm -
Funtown Chowdown Food Truck Festival
Frankenmuth River Place Shops , 925 S Main St , Frankenmuth
2:00 pm -
2026 World Expo of Beer
World Expo of Beer , 601 Weiss St , Frankenmuth
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 25
Tuesday April 28
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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HS Track Meet @ Marlette
Reese Public Schools , 3051 Moore St , Marlette
4:00 pm -
Cody Parks and The Dirty South
110 Florence St , Saginaw
6:30 pm -
Ovid-Elsie Varsity Baseball @ Birch Run
Birch Run High School , 12450 Church St , Birch Run
4:00 pm -
Varsity Softball @ Marlette
Reese Public Schools , 3051 Moore St , Marlette
4:00 pm -
Ovid-Elsie Varsity Softball @ Birch Run
Birch Run High School , 12450 Church St , Birch Run
4:00 pm -
Kingston JV Baseball @ Reese
Reese High School , 1696 S Van Buren Rd , Reese
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN LODGE posted a job opening for Retail Gift Shop Supervisor in Frankenmuth. Apply here.
- Simon Property Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Custodian/Housekeeper in Birch Run. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankenmuth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Birch Run
- Birch Run Area Schools proposes a bond that will not raise millage rate (midmichigannow.com)
- NWS Confirms 2 Tornadoes in Saginaw County on Tuesday Night. (wnem.com)
- Mid-Michigan communities dealing with clean-up after tornadoes and harsh storms (wsbt.com)
Bridgeport
- Saginaw County declares emergency after tornadoes, flooding (abc12.com)
- Seven tornadoes confirmed across Michigan after Tuesday storms (abc12.com)
- Michigan averages 15 tornadoes a year. We've already had 12 and it's only April (mlive.com)
Ok Frankenmuth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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