Essig, MN

Just seven miles west of New Ulm along Highway 14, Essig is a tiny, quiet community of fewer than 50 people. It got its start in the late 1800s around a railroad stop and a local family store, and today it remains a peaceful slice of rural Minnesota. Living here gives you wide-open farmland views and easy country quiet, with all of New Ulm’s shops, restaurants, and conveniences only a ten-minute drive down the road.