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New Ulm

New Ulm takes the plunge

NEW ULM – Saturday was sunny, with clear blue skies and a high of 44 degrees—making it the perfect day for an icy plunge. The city closed off part of Minnesota Street for a large pool, tents, and sauna as a crowd gathered this past Saturday for the Sixth Annual New Ulm Arctic Plunge event ...

Quilting and photography

NEW ULM – The 4 Pillars Gallery at the Grand Center for Arts and Culture is featuring the exhibit ‘Photo-to-Quilt: Quilt History from Traditional to Contemporary” by Ferman and Eunice Woodberry This show features quilts made by Eunice and photo-collages made by Ferman. The exhibit will ...

2025 businesses of the year announced

NEW ULM – Voting for the 2025 businesses of the year closed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday during the New Ulm Chamber annual meeting. An hour after voting closed the winners were announced with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home receiving small business of the year and Jensen Motors winning large ...

The known and unknown costs of Hermann Monument

NEW ULM – The cost to deconstruct the Hermann Monument could be as high as $2 million, with another $8 - $12 million to reconstruct the monument. These figures were presented to the New Ulm City Council during Tuesday’s work session. The estimates were presented to the council to begin the ...

New Ulm seeking grants for park programming and enhancement

NEW ULM – Two grant applications were authorized by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday. The first grant was an arts and music festival grant from Prairie Lakes Arts and Cultural Heritage. The second was a grant from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) to fund ...

New Ulm FSC presents “Little Mermaid on Ice”

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Figure Skating Club (NUFSC) invites the public to join them under the sea—and on the ice, with the 37 annual ice skating show. This year’s ice show is “Little Mermaid on Ice,” and will feature a full cast skating to the music of the classic Disney version of ...