[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: New Ulm

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
New Ulm
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   Ja, das ist die Liechtensteiner Polka, mein Schatz!
   Our football travels took us to New Ulm on Saturday. We were already
   in a good mood having picked up a couple of freshly baked pies and
   other goodies along the way at the yellow barn just this side of Belle
   Plain.
   Sadly, our Minnesota Morris Cougars got drubbed by Martin Luther
   College, but afterward the Oktoberfest downtown was a real treat. A
   polka band (with tuba, very important) was playing, some costumed
   characters were dancing, and we ate genuine New Ulm style brats and
   Schell's beer as we watched. We strolled up the street and found the
   town's Glockenspiel quite by accident, just in time for its last show
   of the day.
   I think my last visit was at least 25 years ago, and it has stayed
   true to that faint memory. This is a beautiful town, somewhat tucked
   away in a Minnesota River valley. It looks like they're doing OK, with
   far less blight or shrinkage than we see all too much of these days in
   rural America.
   Next time, we'll get there before the sauerkraut runs out.