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‘Our senses come alive at night’

New Ulm – Community members gathered at sunset Saturday evening for Flandrau’s Glow Hike event.  Flandrau State Park staff organized the event, with additional volunteer assistance from the Optimist Club and Lions Club. Beginning at 7pm, people arrived at the state park to enjoy ...

Good-bye to the summer

NEW ULM — Clear skies and classic country sounds brought crowds together at Shirley’s Park and Country Retreat on Saturday as campers, local residents, and music fans gathered for the campground’s annual Labor Day weekend concert. The free outdoor event offered a well-rounded slate of ...

71 Years of Community gathering at Godahl Days

GODAHL - People of Godahl and the surrounding areas came together on Labor Day for the 71st Godahl Days.  Beginning as an end of summer celebration for farmers before getting busy with field work, Godahl Days expanded to feature fun that draws people from all over Southwest Minnesota.  One ...

Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on

NEW ULM – The recent death of country singer Dolly Parton has drawn new interest in her life and the causes that meant the most to her — specifically, her Imagination Library program that promoted literacy. The Imagination Library began in 1995 in Sevier County, Tennessee, with the goal ...

NU grad returns as BCHS curator

NEW ULM — The new collections curator at the Brown County Historical Society did not start out planning to work in a museum when he began college in Northern Iowa. Logan O'Neill, 24, came to the Brown County Museum in March with a double major in sociology and psychology from the University ...

The Smallest Moo-seum

NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest Museum in Minnesota outside The Grand Center for Arts & Culture at 210 N. Minnesota St. Watertown artist Dani Daniels said her collection started 25 years ago with a Christmas ...