The tourism chief in New Ulm admitted Monday his office faked a story of finding a mysterious concrete cast footprint that the southern Minnesota city promoted as that of Herman the German, the ...

NEW ULM, Minn. – The tourism chief in New Ulm admitted Monday that his office faked a story of finding a mysterious concrete cast footprint that the southern Minnesota city promoted as that of ...

New Ulm has a giant German Glockenspiel downtown, famous Schell's Brewery and taproom, and Herman the German who keeps watch over the entire city. Not to mention countless festivals year-round.

In 1929, the City of New Ulm took over the site from the Sons of Hermann. The structure underwent significant repairs in 1999 with support from the Minnesota legislature.

The 102-foot Hermann the German statue is a landmark that draws about 12,000 visitors annually to New Ulm, which celebrates its German heritage. Hermann was a real figure in history.

NEW ULM, Minn. — Just in time for Oktoberfest, our That’s So Minnesota Road Trip heads to a place dubbed the most German town in America! Welcome, or Willkommen, to New Ulm! We found 11 of the ...

“Hermann the German” is a nickname for a Teutonic warrior who’s commemorated with a large statue in New Ulm, in Walz’s 1st Congressional District. New Ulm, settled by German immigrants, is ...

In New Ulm, Hermann the German is front and center. But he's not the only statue that draws a crowd. "It's a place of prayer, meditation, and tranquility," Gary Neubauer said.

The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm offers a wide-ranging display of artifacts, mementos, and photos acquired since it recognized its first class of inductees in 1989. It pays tribute to ...

NEW ULM, Minn. — The tourism chief in New Ulm admitted Monday his office faked a story of finding a mysterious concrete cast footprint that the southern Minnesota city promoted as that of Herman ...