Roadtrip- Day 3: Feeling Corny

We've done northern California and bits of Utah, so where do we head next? Mitchell, South Dakota of course!

Only 74 miles east of Sioux Falls, SD, Mitchell is where grain reins supreme. Incorporated in 1881, Mitchell boasts over 14,000 Mitchellites. According to the pictures that are shuffling on the city website, the city has an upside down waterpark, a baseball field, and some flowers. What more do you need to create a vibrant city? Heck, at least Morro Bay has a rock. And three stacks. And what must be the most photographed sailboat ever. Does the owner ever take that thing around? Does he get a percentage from the photos taken? If so, I probably owe a few dollars.

Back to Mitchell and the real reason we have chosen it as stop number three on our wedding road trip. Nothing else than the world's only Corn Palace. Can you believe it, an entire building dedicated to and celebrating the multiple uses of corn.

The entire facade of the building is covered in corn. Seriously. Corn. The entire building. Corn. I can barely cover my home in paint, let alone something edible. This building was built in 1921 and serves as a community gathering location. In fact, on November 14 there will be a George Jones concert. So get your tickets and head out.

I'll admit I only barely know George Jones by name, but look at that hair. I don't think he looks like that anymore, but what a hunk of a man. And he has his own brand of coffee. If I could only be that good.



Back to the Corn Palace. I doubt there are many California residents who have been married at the Corn Palace. Think about getting married someplace where the facade changes every year and is based on something I can make a pudding out of. Simply an amazing feat! At only $450 to rent the space for the evening, it is a steal. I'm sure you can take some corn home too, what a great gift for wedding gifts.


What are we waiting for? Let's pile in that limo and find our way to Mitchell, South Dakota, home to the Corn Palace.


Click on those Google links folks. These posts don't write themselves. Otherwise I will have to share stories about B, and B doesn't want that. But you do..... Oh, and vote for your favorite name in the poll.

You should thank me for staying away from all of the corn-related puns I could have used. But if you want some, here is where we could have headed:

• It was a-maiz-ing
• Awww, shucks
• A little kernel of truth
• It's not a cob out
• You don't need to stalk out your ground
• As long as you aren't ear-responsible
• You'll pop out of your seat

And so on, and so forth...