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Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

induction and Princefest

Next weekend, things are going to get very musical in New Ulm with two music-themed events.

First, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) will be inducting new members Friday, April 19 during the 33rd Induction Ceremony and Awards Banquet. The new members are: Crow, Pamela McNeill, Johnny Mons, Fritz Otto Reuter, Brian Wicklund and Dan Wiucki.

Second, Turner Hall will be hosting Princefest Saturday, April 20. This is the first time Princefest has been held in New Ulm. The event celebrating the musician Prince has been held in Henderson for the last five years but was moved to New Ulm after the MMHF took in several items of Prince memorabilia.

The two events compliment each other perfectly and is sure to create an exciting weekend for fans of Minnesota music.

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Downtown Poetry Path

April is poetry month and to celebrate the Downtown Poetry Path has returned to New Ulm. A total of 36 poems written by 18 New Ulm High School students are hanging in the display windows of 12 downtown businesses.

The Poetry Path is a collaboration between The Grand Center for the Arts and NUHS’s creative writing class. The poems cover a wide range of genres, including: haiku, cinquain, elegy, ode, lyrical, blackout, freestyle, concrete, limerick, rhymed, narrative and pastoral.

The Poetry Path is a delightful addition to downtown. It gives local student writers a chance to show off their talent. It also gives residents another reason to take a stroll down Minnesota Street.

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Overcast overshadows eclipse

The solar eclipse that was visible across much of North America Monday, was hidden from most residents in south central Minnesota. Throughout most of the solar event, New Ulm overcast clouds blocking the view. The clouds did breakup briefly as the eclipse ended, but many missed this slim window.

It was frustrating for anyone excited to see the eclipse, but what makes this even more infuriating is the same thing happened in New Ulm seven years ago. In August 2017, a full solar eclipse was visible across most of North American, but in New Ulm the rain clouds moved in creating storm during the peak of the eclipse.

A full solar eclipse is a rare enough event, but to miss two because of rainy weather is heartbreaking.