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Holiday Lights in Motion take flight

SLEEPY EYE – After a year break, Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion returned for the 2025 Christmas season. The Christmas light display in Sleepy Eye’s Sportsman’s Park was turned on Thanksgiving time this year. The light display was absent from Sleepy Eye in 2024 but has returned in ...

Big snow falls on Small Business Saturday

NEW ULM — Snow fell on New Ulm on Saturday as shoppers visited local retailers for Small Business Saturday, a nationwide promotion designed to encourage community shopping after Black Friday. New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce President Sarah Warmka said even with the snow many businesses ...

Weihnachts Markt turns into a winter wonderland

NEW ULM – Friday afternoon, German Park was transformed into a mini-winter wonderland for New Ulm’s first-ever Weihnachts Markt — or Holiday Market. The Weihnachts Markt was held in collaboration with New Ulm’s Downtown Action Team, New Ulm Area Chamber, Heart of New Ulm and the City ...

Children participate in Menzel Village Scavenger Hunt

NEW ULM — Children carried clipboards with a list of items to find at the Menzel Village Scavenger Hunt at the Brown County Historical Society Museum Friday. Menzel Village, on display at the museum through Dec. 31, includes farms with farmers, cows and horses, barns, churches, skiers, ...

Merry and bright

NEW ULM — The 37th Annual Parade of Lights featured more than 60 units decked out with thousands of twinkling lights, glowing, illuminated floats, carolers, finishing with Santa at the end. A large crowed of children of all ages and plenty of adults appeared to enjoy the parade that lasted ...

Holiday Lights in Motion take flight

Staff photo by Fritz Busch Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion light up the night sky at Sportsman's Park on Sleepy Eye Lake Friday. The lights continue nightly through Jan. 1, 2026.