150th Anniversary of the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862
Brown County, Minnesota
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Plan your trip to Brown County and the 150th Commemoration Events early.
Listed below are lodging, food and touring informatin.
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LODGING
New Ulm
Holiday Inn - 507-359-2941
Colonial Inn Motel - 507-354-3128
Microtel Inn & Suites - 507-354-9800
Econo Lodge - 507-359-2400
Bingham Hall Bed & Breakfast - 507-354-6766
Deutsche Strasse Bed & Breakfast - 507-354-2005
Affordable New Ulm Motel - 507-359-1414
Flandrau State Park - Camping & RV's - 507-233-9800
Finstad's Oak Haven Campground - 1 mile North of New Ulm on Hwy 15 - 507-354-3094
Lake Hanska County Park - 507-439-6411
Sleepy Eye - 15 miles from New Ulm
Inn of Seven Gables - 507-794-5390
W.W. Smith Bed & Breakfast - 507-794-5661
Sportsman Park Campground - 507-794-4040
Springfield - 28 miles from New Ulm
Microtel - 507-723-8200
Rothenburg Campgrounds - commctr@newulmtel.net or call 507-723-3517.
Madelia - 19 miles from New Ulm
Madelia Hotel - 507-642-2004
Motel Bird Cage - 507-642-3291
Watona Park Campgrounds - 507-642-3314
Mankato - 30 miles from New Ulm
Super 8 of Mankato - 507-387-0600
Days Inn - 507-387-3332
Holiday Inn & Express Suites - 507-388-1880
Best Western - 507-625-9333
Check out the Mankato Chamber of Commerce for a more extensive list of hotel/motels http://gmg.greatermankato.com/HotelsMotels
FOOD
New Ulm
Applebees
Backerei & Coffee Shop
Burger King
McDonald's
DJ's Restaurant
Dairy Queen
George's Fine Steaks & Spirits
Happy Joe's Pizza
Turner Hall
Jake's Pizza
Joni's Restaurant
Lamplighter Family Sports Bar & Grill
Lola's Larkspur Market
New Grand Moon Buffet
Perkins
Pizza Ranch
Plaza Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant
Subway - 3 locations
Taco John's
Ulmer Cafe
Otto's - Holiday Inn
Carl's Corner - Essig - 4 miles out of New Ulm
The Kaiserhoff
Cottonwood Grill - NU Country Club - no membership required - open to the public
The Grand Kabaret
Cornerstone Coffee
Domino's Pizza
Main Jiang
Rodney's Tavern
Sleepy Eye
14 New China
Hardees
Main Street Family Kitchen
Subway
Railway Bar & Grill
Madelia
Goodfella's Grill & Bar
Subway
Triangle Cafe
Plaza Morena
Springfield
Fritz's Place
The Garage
Solar Drive
Subway
Tommy's Central Street Steak House
TOURING
Besides all the events that are happening during the week of August 20-26th, there are many sites in Brown County to see. Just a few are listed below:
Eastern Area - New Ulm
Brown County Historical Society
German-Bohemian Monument
August Schell's Brewing Company - www.schellsbrewery.com
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame - www.mnmusichalloffame.org
Hermann Monument - www.hermannmonument.com
Glockenspiel
Way of the Cross
Heritage Tree
Holy Trinity Cathedral
MLC Chapel
Wanda Gag House - www.wandagaghouse.org
John Lind House - www.thelindhouse.com
Harkin Store - www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hs
Brown County Veterans Memorial
Defenders Monument
Pioneer Cemetery - tours will be available on August 26th
Doughboy Monument
Civil & Indian Wars Monument
Father Alexander Berghold Memorial
Leavenworth Rescue Expedition Marker
Waraju Distillery
South German Street Historic District
South Broadway Historic District
New Ulm Commercial Historic District
Kiesling House
and many others.....over 98 to see just in New Ulm!
South Eastern Area
Searles Marker
John Armstron Marker
Asle SorBel's Ride Marker
Norwegian Stabbur
Liberal Union Hall
Lake Hanska Marker
Omsrud Thordson Torgrimson Cabin
Synsteby Site
Clear Lake School Marker
North Central Area
Chief Sleepy Eye Monument
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum
Schoenstatt Shrine
Golden Gate - Millstones
Ravine Ambush
South Western Area
Dotson
Kreitinger Garage
Bendixen - Schmid House
Adolph C. Ochs House
Cobden Jail
Jackson Crossing
Iberia Cemetery & Millstones
Additional Sites of Interest
Fort Ridgely
Jeffers Petroglyphs
McCone Sod House
Nelson & Albin Cooperative Mercantile
"Look at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce's web-site for details on visiting New Ulm at www.newulm.com. You can order a Visitors Guide from that site, too!"
For further information on these sites and additional sites, the BCHS has published "Marking Time" an illustrated guide to Brown County's Sites of Historic Interest.
This book is available for purchase at the Brown County Historical Society for $14.95, includes GPS coordinates.
Please call 507-233-2616 to order this book. Shipping & handling (1 book) is $4.95/Priority Mail.
Checks and Money orders are accepted. Sorry no credit cards.
You can also send your check or money order to
BCHS
2 North Broadway Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
MN residents please add 6.875% sales tax.