New Prague in Scott County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

"The Voyage"

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. "The Voyage" Marker

Inscription.
This sculpture of white oak was created on this site from July to August 1995 by Miloš Vlček, a professional sculptor from Brno, Czech Republic.

This sculpture is a gift of appreciation to the City of New Prague for the hospitality shown to the artist's son, Lukas, during his stay here as a Rotary Exchange student during the 1993-1994 school year.

"THE VOYAGE" represents a wooden sailing ship, taken by our ancestors leaving Europe and coming to the New World. The anchor symbolizes their hopes for a new life in a new land. The upper part of the sculpture represents the old city of Praha (Prague) and its distinguished architecture which includes typical spires and towers, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. Nickolas Church, the Charles Bridge, The Dome of Tyn, the Church Bells of Praha, and the Crown of St. Wenceslaus.

"This sculpture is like a wooden book that stands in front of the library with a message in its pages. Please read it..."
Miloš Vlček

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1995.

Location. 44° 32.607′ N,

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93° 34.247′ W. Marker is in New Prague, Minnesota, in Scott County. It is on Main Street East just east of Lincoln Avenue South, on the right when traveling east. The marker and sculpture are located beside the sidewalk, in front of the New Prague Memorial Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Main Street East, New Prague MN 56071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Minnesota River Valley

and in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Northside Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Wenceslaus Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Greenway Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Philipp's Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Reverend Emil Polášek (approx.

"The Voyage" Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. "The Voyage" Sculpture

7.3 miles away); Nachbar Donated Site (approx. 9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Prague.

Also see . . .
1. Miloš Vlček (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: He graduated from the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Brno, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, and learned the woodcarving craft from Heřman Kotrba in Brno at Petrov. He spent a total of three decades in the Kotrbov workshop at Petrov in Brno. He used it as a studio for the creation of larger projects for architecture, which he devoted most of his life to.
He participated in a number of exhibitions at home and abroad – for example in Slovakia, Germany, Poland and France. His four-meter oak sculpture – a stylized ship – is installed in a public space in Minnesota. He also created portraits of a number of important personalities – such as Jan Skácel, Jan Zahradníček, Alfons Mucha and Jakub Deml. In 2010, Miloš Vlček was awarded the Brno City Prize in the field of fine arts for his life's
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. "The Voyage" Marker & Scupture
Looking southeast from Main Street; the New Prague Memorial Library is in the background.
work.

(Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. New Prague, Minnesota (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Czech immigration to the United States reached its peak during the 1880s with 62,000 coming to the United States during this decade. Along with Montgomery, which is approximately eight miles south of New Prague, New Prague was becoming the center of “The Bohemian Triangle” of Minnesota covering parts of Scott, Le Sueur and Rice counties, which are neighboring counties. Through the decades since 1856, Le Sueur County has had more Bohemians than any other county in the state.

(Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.