Corn Palace II

I've had time to reconsider my impression of the Corn Palace. As these older two photos show, the Palace has at least two sides - and we only saw one. Also, the mere fact that it has been around so many years, since 1892, makes it historically significant. Finally, the fact that it is in effect re-created each year shows it is culturally relevant to all of us. I am duly impressed, and hope we will be back!

Here's info from the Corn Palace itself:
"The Palace is redecorated each year with naturally colored corn and other grains and native grasses to make it "the agricultural show-place of the world". We currently use 13 different colors or shades of corn to decorate the Corn Palace: red, brown, black, blue, white, orange, calico, yellow and now we have green corn! A different theme is chosen each year, and murals are designed to reflect that theme. Ear by ear the corn is nailed to the Corn Palace to create a scene. The decorating process usually starts in late May with the removal of the rye and dock. The corn murals are stripped at the end of August and the new ones are completed by the first of October."