The Mitchell Corn Palace Is FINALLY Adding New Domes Resembling Ears Of Corn

I think everyone can join me in celebrating the fact that the Mitchell City Council has finally stepped into the 21st century and decided to add new domes resembling ears of corn to the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. It’s about time. I just can’t believe that it’s taken them this long.

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Apparently, the new domes are part of a $7.2 million dollar project to renovate the Corn Palace. Improvements include new murals, a balcony, a wider lobby, and heating/cooling system upgrades, but the new domes are the real thing we’ve all been waiting for. Reportedly, the new domes will be lit and “will look like an ear of corn with the silks of the corn coming off.”

Thank god.

Do they realize how long we’ve all been waiting for this? Do they realize how poorly we’ve stacked up against the Russians in the corn palace race without the new domes? How could the Corn Palace even be taken seriously without lit up domes that look like an ear of corn with the silks of the corn coming off? It’s ludicrous. Obviously, these domes were sorely needed.

According to the article, the new domes (as well as the rest of the renovation) is being done “in an effort to draw in more maize-curious visitors.” Man, talk about a huge market, maize-curious visitors. Forget beach-goers, spring-breakers, or extreme sports enthusiasts. Maize-curious visitors is where the money is at.