Judy Here
Good News our toilet didn't leak last night!
Had a wonderful day today. Went to the Park at Sioux Falls. We spent a couple of hours scrambling around on the rocks around the falls.
The Sioux Falls
Mike and Jim
Dorothy K
Darling Darby
Had a delicious lunch (prepared by Chef Charles himself) on their deck overlooking Campbell Lake and talked about Punta Gorda and Gulfview all afternoon.
Dorothy, Charles, Kay
Enjoyed all their beautiful flowers and gardens.
Gorgeous Flower Garden
Hugged them good bye an ended our day with a stimulating visit to the Mitchell Corn Palace.
"The Famous Mitchell Corn Palace"
We were so fortunate to arrive in Mitchell just in time for the world famous Mitchell Corn Festival. Now how much better can it get.
We've Been Framed at the Falls!
Judy and Mike
Mary and Jim
And so ends another wonderful day traveling with wonderful people. Thank you again Kay and Charles for the most enjoyable luncheon and spending time with the two of you. We are off to see the Badlands tomorrow and will be staying in Wall, SD
Information on the Mitchell Corn Palace
A different theme is used each year and for the year 2012 it is saluting 'Youth Activities.' The new murals started to go up in June 2011 and continued to be created until about September 2011. The process takes most of the summer because they have to wait for four different crops to be ready to harvest: milo, sourdock, rye and of course12 different colors of field corn!
As expected another title the Corn Palace holds is and are you ready for this - The World's Largest Bird Feeder. No brainer there.
They offered free guided tours with guides who are full of a-maize-ing facts (like how many nails and staples are used in the decoration process).
Of course the locals take great pride in the Palace's "corn-septual art" and "ear-chitecture." Mitchell isn't called the Corn Capital of the World for nothing.
We did hear that because of the dryness and loss of the corn crop this year they most likely will not change the theme this year.
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