Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,944 at the 2010 census. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, which bills itself as the World's Largest Christmas Store, is located in Frankenmuth.
In 1970, Mystic Seaport began construction of the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard, a unique facility with a sawmill, a 90-foot lathe for turning masts and spars and a maritime elevator or lift dock capable of hauling a 375-ton vessel. The Morgan floated free in 1973 after two years of work on her lower hull.
USS Pueblo Incident - Background: Constructed by the Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Wisconsin during World War II, FP-344 was commissioned April 7, 1945. Serving as a freight and supply vessel for the US Army, it was crewed by the US Coast Guard.