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


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