Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports on a southern Minnesota landmark that has returned to its lofty pedestal in New Ulm. A crane lifted Hermann the German, all 32-feet of him, into place. The copper statue was taken down about a year and a half ago to repair more than one hundred years of wear.
The statue depicts an ancient German warrior who defeated the Romans in battle. Dennis Warta, who chaired the restoration effort, says he hopes the refurbished Hermann will symbolize the role German immigrants played in the development of America.