Welcome to Lake City, our 77th member!

CGMC would like to welcome Lake City as its newest member! A former member of the Coalition, Lake City will rejoin the CGMC in 2011 and help strengthen our voice at the Capitol. Please join us in welcoming Lake City!

Miss the CGMC fall conference? Catch up with these materials

For those of you who were not able to attend the CGMC fall conference in Alexandria last week, we would like to pass along several items that were presented by CGMC staff. Below, you will find two handouts on our LGA message and the fundamentals of the LGA program. You will also find a presentation [...]

Worthington Old Fashioned Christmas

[ December 2, 2010 4:00 pm to December 3, 2010 4:00 pm. ] Start celebrating the Christmas season out at Pioneer Village in Worthington December 2-3. Enjoy the season by taking a ride to dinner on a wagon ride. Eat a meal in the Red Garter Saloon before taking in one of the many shows that are happening during the night, while sipping on some hot cider. Whether it [...]

Christmas in New Ulm

[ November 26, 2010; 6:00 pm; December 5, 2010; 4:00 pm; ] Parade of Lights
November 26. The Parade of Lights heralds the official arrival of Santa Claus to New Ulm. Over 40 units in the parade are covered with twinkling Christmas lights. This magical event takes place the Friday evening after Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. in downtown New Ulm. Children of all ages will delight in this [...]

New Ulm Shopping Opener

[ November 5, 2010 to November 6, 2010. November 12, 2010 to November 13, 2010. ] If you are not deer hunting in November, the place to be is the Annual Shopping Opener in New Ulm! “No license” is needed for this destination event.
Shopping divas make it a tradition to kick off the shopping season here in New Ulm. Eat, stay and play on either of the two weekends. The New [...]

New Ulm Art Walkabout

[ November 12, 2010 to November 13, 2010. ] The New Ulm Art Walkabout is an art show and sale that takes place the second Friday and Saturday of November (Nov 12 & 13, 2010) as part of the Shopping Opener special events. It gives new meaning to the art of shopping. There are two ways for artists to participate:

The walkabout provides space for [...]

CGMC Fall Conference

[ November 10, 2010 to November 12, 2010. ] Join greater Minnesota city officials in Alexandria November 10-12 for CGMC’s annual fall conference! The fall conference is an opportunity for members to set policy positions for the upcoming legislative session and discuss strategies for overcoming the challenges facing cities in light of the state’s ongoing budget problems. Registration materials will are available here.