NEW ULM — Becky Bakes took first place in New Ulm’s third annual Festive Facades Holiday Storefront Decorating Contest, earning $250 in Chamber Dollars for a classic holiday display that highlighted the character of its historic downtown building. The bakery’s exterior was decorated with ...

NEW ULM — A free monthly community writing group at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture offers local writers a space to work on personal and creative projects while connecting with others. The group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every fourth Thursday on the second floor of The Grand and is ...

NEW ULM — New Flandrau and Fort Ridgely State Park Supervisor Natalie Brinson put on cross country skis, grabbed a couple poles and got on a Flandrau ski trail Wednesday. “We groomed the trail for the first time Tuesday. We had just enough snow to groom, so the trails are in fair ...

NEW ULM -- Joyann Parker will bring her “Classic Ladies of Country” tribute to New Ulm on Saturday. Parker’s show, which was named Best Tribute Act by the Midwest Country Music Association, highlights influential female country artists through live music and storytelling. The program ...

NEW ULM — The upside-down Christmas Tree in German Park will be coming down early in the new year, but will likely return next holiday season along with the Weihnachts Markt. The tree was initially hung in German Park back in November. The 40‑foot blue spruce, displayed inverted in German ...

1.) Four major housing projects get started NEW ULM – In 2025, New Ulm saw a spike in housing projects. The New Ulm Planning Commission and New Ulm City Council reviewed and approved the start of two apartment projects on the Highland Avenue corridor: a new combination storage/dwelling ...