Saturday, February 19, 2011

the Corn Palace & 1880 Town Sooc #37

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When we pulled off the interstate to check out the 1880 Town this sign cracked me up. This little town is fenced off behind a gas station, pretty much the only thing at the exit. It has been the set for some movies, or has some of the props from Dances with Wolves. We didn't take the time and spend the money to check it out but just continued on to the World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell.

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It's pretty neat, the murals on the sides of the buildings are all created with grains and such from local fields.

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A good portion of them were complete.

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But some weren't quite done yet. The black areas are unfinished.

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16 comments:

  1. Hey!!! I recognize this place!!! We parked the RV in Mitchell and rode the scooter over to the Corn Palace...had lunch in a cute little restaurant there...what a great time we had!! Your pictures are much better than mine though!! We didn't see the little 1880 town though...

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  2. The Corn Palace is interesting, but the top sign cracked me up, too. Rabbits!

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  3. That corn palace is amazing. Looks like the bunnies have been busy in 1880 Town!

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  4. Really interesting use of corn with those murals. Also, love the rabbits part of the first sign!

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  5. love your 1880 town pic. those rabbits do multiply, don't they... hehe. love the way the corn palace was decorated. what a great use for all that corn. it's places like this i'd like to have the opportunity to see. hope all is well.

    those antelope in the post below are adorable. have a great day.

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  6. LOVE the funny sign, your first photo. :)) Looks like a GREAT place to visit with kids.

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  7. Haven't visited you in ages! Glad I did, though! Fantastic post!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  8. interesting idea, I like the framed ballons
    this remings me of an apple-artpiece made each year in the south of Sweden in appleseason. Different wiews each year an dI wish I could see it live sometime :-) if I do I will show you to

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  9. I've been there too and it is really quite a work of art isn't it?

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  10. I guess art can be made with anything! Great Capture.

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  11. Love that sign!

    And we've been awfully close to the Corn Palace several times but never quite made it there. Next time we are in SD, we will DEFINITELY make it then!

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  12. That sign is downright hilarious. That corn palace is amazing.

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  13. A corn palace... to each his own I guess.
    I admit I would check it out, though!

    and ghosts and rabbits. bwaa ha ha ha.

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