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Frankenmuth, Michigan (The first Oktoberfest outside Munich that the Parliament and the City of Munich sanctioned); [41] Grand Rapids, Michigan [42] New Ulm, Minnesota (In 2002 the Census Bureau released a report showing 65.85% of population with German ancestry, the greatest proportion among US cities). Jefferson City, Missouri; Hermann, Missouri
Also included in the Hermann AVA are Oakglenn Vineyards and Winery, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Hermann; Bommarito Estate Almond Tree Winery; and Röbbler Vineyards and Winery near New Haven. The Katy Trail, a 225-mile (362 km)-long bike path, passes through McKittrick, a town on the northern side of the Missouri River across from Hermann.
Oktoberfest (German pronunciation: [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] ⓘ; Bavarian: Wiesn, Oktobafest) is the world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival, and is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, from mid- or late-September to the first Sunday in October.
According to the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati website, this year's event features expanded space, more entertainment and a 300-foot fest tent with seating for over 1,000 people.
Germans from Hermann in Missouri Rhineland, 1890. In 1837, school teacher George Bayer, a German from Philadelphia, traveled to Missouri and purchased 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of land along the Missouri River. When the first 17 settlers arrived at what would become Hermann, Missouri, the land terrain was unexpectedly found to be unsuitable for a ...
Oktoberfest 2010 carries special significance: It's the celebration's 200th jubilee. The 1810 wedding of Bavaria's King Ludwig I inaugurated the popular festival. Show comments
Oktoberfest has been a German tradition since 1810. It began as a celebration of the marriage of Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
Deutschheim State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in Hermann, Missouri, United States, preserving historic houses and other structures, such as a barn and winery, built and used by German immigrants in the middle 19th century. [4]