This is the time of cabin fever. Minnesota is receiving snow and more snow. At the Deutsche Strasse Bed and Breakfast we are celebrating romance and outdoors with special packages available during the month of February. New Ulm offers outdoor activities as well as shopping and museums. We invite you to take a short drive "south" and get away from the stress of your daily lives. Some of the available activities in New Ulm include shopping at the unique specialty stores, various dining cuisines, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Flandrau State Park. View our website for the specials that we are offering.

Come one and all on Saturday evening, January 2, to stroll the streets of New Ulm and visit eight pubs and sample eight of Schell's, brews including the anniversary beer, Hopfenmalz. The newly introduced beer will be available after 8 p.m. at all of the pubs after the ceremonial keg is tapped. At your first stop, pick up a Schell's Pub Crawl Card. For each visit and new brew sampled, have the card punched. Once participants have collected all 8 stamps from each of the 8 pubs, and have purchased their bottle of the Hopfenmalz (for only $1.50), they will be able to collect the Schell's 150th Anniversary t-shirt at the Schell's Beer Bus! These are the stops for this event and the featured beers. 1. George's Steak House: Pale Ale 2. Pub & Patio: Pils 3. Lamplighter: Deer Brand 4. Mowan's: Snowstorm 5. B&L Bar: Schmaltz's Alt 6. Rodney's: Stout 7. Hammer's: Firebrick # New Ulm Legion: Dark Plan ahead and reserve a room with us at the Deutsche Strasse Bed and Breakfast. We are only four blocks from downtown and as of the adding of this entry, we have two rooms left; both have fireplaces and hot tubs. The perfect way to end the evening!

We have snow! New Ulm has seven inches of new snow and a great state park with groomed trails just on the edge of the town. The park rents both the cross country skis and snow shoes. Come spend the weekend and enjoy the tranquility of being out in the woods and getting exercise. After a great day of being out-of-doors, come stay with us at the Deutsche Strasse Bed and Breakfast and enjoy some warm apple cider or hot chocolate while sitting in front of a warm fireplace. Get up the next morning, enjoy a delicious breakfast, and go out again for another day of nature.

In the quaint and charming town of New Ulm, Minnesota, shopping isn't necessarily the focus of the day. At 6 p.m. on Friday, November 27, Santa comes into town in the Annual Parade of Lights. If you go downtown you will see this parade of about 50 entries and participants most definitely use their imaginations when designing their floats. After the parade, A Live Nativity is being presented at George's Ballroom, which is found on Center Street, towards the east from Minnesota Street;the parade route. Christmas not only changed the world's calendar and created a huge holiday, it also changed people's lives. Come experience an old fashioned Christmas. Get away from the crowds. Relax and stay with us at the Deutsche Strasse Bed and Breakfast; we are just four blocks from downtown New Ulm.

The Retailers of New Ulm have planned a shopping opener that includes shopping (of course), entertainment, and arts and crafts. This is much better than going to the mall! On November 6 and 7, and 13th and 14th, 2009, special events and activities are being planned. Reserve two consecutive nights at the Deutsche Strasse B&B on one of these weekends and receive a 10% discount on the cost of your room. You must mention "shopping opener" when making the reservation. No other discounts or certificates apply when using this offer. Check their website: www.shoppingnewulm.com