This clock tower has a glockenspiel that is a replica of one in Munich. Every few hours the door under the characters opens and there is a show and music. We just missed the show - the door was closing as I ran over with my camera.
There are 40 some characters like this one inside that show the history of New Ulm.
Then we went to see the statue of "Herman the German." This is the second tallest statue next to the Statue of Liberty! It was built in Germany and sent here. The Sons of Herman (kind of like the Sons of Norway) raised money to bring it over to honor this famous German warrior who fought for freedom against the Roman invaders.
We got a kick out of the bricks labeled for people who helped pay for the monument.
The we went to take a tour of the historic Shell's Brewery. We had a guided tour through the brewery and grounds. The same family has run this brewery since it was started back in the 1860's. It was very interesting, and we got to taste test at the end. Paul enjoyed the Oktoberfest brew the best, and I loved the root beer!
The gardens of the family home were still beautiful, though most of the flowers were on their way out.
We headed to our hotel near Morton. It was a very nice room, and the pool and hot tub was great - no kids after 10 p.m.
This statue was outside the casino/hotel. It looked pretty cool backlit by the sunset.
Inside the lobby was this huge carved eagle hanging overhead.
Breakfast was included in our deal, so we got up early enough to eat before our tee time at 9:30. It was a bit chilly, and kinda windy, but this was our last golfing for the year, and we were determined to enjoy!
We bundled up and headed out to the prairie course.
I t warmed up enough by the last 4 holes that we could take off the wind pants and fleece vests!
Hurrah! What a beautiful day!
We were so close, I had to take Paul to Echo - the first full time teaching job I had back in 1976-78. The town had 356 people back then. I think there are less now.
I had an apartment upstairs from the post office. There used to be wooden steps down from the back door. I don't think anyone lives here anymore. It is abandoned!
It really was out in the boonies - all you can see for miles and miles are bales of hay! I heard that these round bales are against the law - the cows can't get a square meal! Heh heh - my favorite joke. We had a fun two days, and picked up some peanut brittle at the bakery in Granite Falls on the way home - yum!
