A moderate 292 mile day. At the Corn Palace in Mitchell SD by 8 am. A great piece of Americana. We were just enthralled! On National Register of Historic Places. They replace the corn on the façade every year with a new design, unless there is a drought. There was a drought in 1951, so there was not a photo in the museum for my birth year. The whole experience is really charming, not the tacky / touristy thing I was prepared for on some level. Costs 130 K every year to replace. With totally new illustrations. And this is free to the public. I had no idea that Indian corn came in green and all those various shades of purple, blue and black. There was also a theater inside that had many huge murals as well. We photographed much of the outside and inside.
Then on to Mankato, MN via 90 and MN state 60 past many fields of dry soybeans and field corn. Very near to harvest time as the soybeans were very brown. We noted the windfarms that are now dotting MN. We loved how the landscape changed instantly once you were in MN. Not as barren as SD. More lush farms and activity.
Picked up Mom at 1 pm in Mankato (last photo of fall color in front of Blue Earth County courthouse is in Mankato, across street from Mom's building) and we whisked off to Eden Prairie, MN, (where my sister lives). EP will be our headquarters while we further scout the various neighborhoods of Minneapolis for our possible retirement sanctum.
Ended the day with BBQ chicken pizza at Jakes in EP. Highly recommended. Calories continue to mount.
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You guys, I am just enjoying this blog so much! Love the narrative; love the pix. Feel as though I'm sharing your adventure. Looks as though it was a beautiful day in Mankato. Like that here yesterday; today, not so much. Take care. xoxooxoxox, G
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