Cologne

The Cologne Hollanders have a unique way to collect foul balls that end up in the parking lot. The team pays kids $1 for every ball collected, which sends fans sprinting after balls.

At the Town Ball Tour season debut the Cologne Baseball Association made a special donation to Minnesota Special Olympics.

Before the game begins Cologne city councilmember Sarah Bruss talks to viewers about everything Cologne has to offer, while Ian Leonard heads to the field to meet players before the season opener begins.

The Fritz family has three separate generations representing the Cologne Hollanders, and are even the namesake for its field. FOX 9 learns more about the history of the family who has baseball in its blood as part of its Town Ball Tour season opener. Meanwhile, Ian Leonard checks out the bouncy castle and burgers available.

The 2022 season of the Fox 9 Town Ball Tour is underway and the first stop this year is Fritz Field, home of the Cologne Hollanders.

The Cologne Hollanders take on the Plato Blue Jays in FOX 9’s Town Ball Tour season opener… But first, the best cheese curds in baseball?!

The Cologne Hollanders pride themselves on having the "best cheese curds in baseball." The cheese comes from Bongards Cheese, and the curds are sold at "The Shack" at Fritz Field in Cologne.

A group of locals meet up to play cards at the Cologne Corral in Cologne, Minnesota, on select mornings. Some of the crew are former players on Cologne's Town Ball team, and they shared what the enjoy about Town Ball.

Cologne is home to Bongard’s Premium Cheese, a local cheese shop that provides cheese curds for Fitz Field, home of the Cologne Hollanders town ball baseball team. The Hollanders claim to have the best cheese curds in baseball! The kids that attend Kurious Korner preschool welcomed FOX 9 to Cologne on the first stop of this year’s Town Ball Tour!

In July of 1939, two months before the start of World War II, two locals, decided to document everyday life in a small, German-inspired village in Minnesota.

Just two weeks ago, a middle school band teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer. On her first day of chemotherapy, students and staff at Cologne Academy are taking part in an emotional sendoff.