Down The Road A Piece ... in a 5th wheel: Mitchell, South Dakota

Friday, September 4, 2015

Mitchell, South Dakota

Mitchell, South Dakota is the home of the one and only Corn Palace which is a popular site on route 90 heading west. You can see the entire place in about five minutes. Last year they changed the building that used to be entirely covered in ears of corn, from what I remember, to now only having murals made of corn. The major lost his job over the renovation according to the locals,

We read reviews of a great Chinese restaurant in Mitchell so we gave it a try last night. It sucked, should have known you couldn't get good Chinese food in the middle of South Dakota.

On Friday we went to the South Dakota State Fair which is located in Huron, SD about 60 miles north of Mitchell. We had a good time at the fair saw all of the animals being displayed by the 4h'rs and ate some awesome fair food. I haven't had a corn dog in a long time until today. This part of South Dakota looks a lot like Indiana. You see plenty of corn fields and soy beans but they don't seem to be as high as what is grown in Indiana. The land is mainly flat and very sparsely populated and very few roads. I got off the main highway coming south from Huron on our way back to Mitchell and went 12 miles before coming to another paved intersecting road.

We did this trip when the boys were young but I don't have many pictures of that trip, Here is one I found in front of Mt Rushmore where we will be in a few days. I think they were around 10 and 12 years old here but I am not positive.

Here are some pictures of our visit this year to Mitchell and the SD State Fair.

The corn palace has hosted many entertainers in this gym over the years

The state fair in SD is so big that all of the schools let kids out of school on Friday and Monday the week of the fair and some even include Thursday. I guess because so many participate in 4H.