Mitchell: The Corn Palace and the Dakota Wesleyan Tradition
The Corn Palace on Main Street has been redecorated every year since 1892 with murals made entirely of locally grown corn, grains, and grasses. The current Moorish-revival structure dates to 1921 and features onion domes, turrets, and kiosks that have been renovated several times. Each summer the old corn is stripped off and new murals are installed to a fresh theme chosen by local artists. The building doubles as the home arena for Mitchell High School basketball and the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers.
Dakota Wesleyan University, founded in 1885 as a Methodist institution, enrolls about 800 students on a campus in the middle of the city. Senator George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, graduated from Dakota Wesleyan in 1946, and the university's library is named for him. The McGovern Center houses papers and memorabilia from his career.
Davison County places Mitchell at the intersection of Interstate 90 and State Highway 37, roughly 70 miles west of Sioux Falls. The city's population of 15,669 keeps it among the top ten most populous municipalities in South Dakota. Lake Mitchell, an impoundment of Firesteel Creek on the northern edge of town, provides recreational boating and fishing. The Prehistoric Indian Village at the lake preserves a 1,000-year-old archaeological site where ongoing excavation by Augustana University has recovered tools, pottery, and lodge remains.
Escort websites operating in the Mitchell area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site functions solely as a directory and does not arrange engagements, verify licensing, or act as a go-between for any party. Access is restricted to users 21 and older.
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The Corn Palace on Main Street has been redecorated every year since 1892 with murals made entirely of locally grown corn, grains, and grasses. The current Moorish-revival structure dates to 1921 and features onion domes, turrets, and kiosks that have been renovated several times. Each summer the old corn is stripped off and new murals are installed to a fresh theme chosen by local artists. The building doubles as the home arena for Mitchell High School basketball and the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers.
Dakota Wesleyan University, founded in 1885 as a Methodist institution, enrolls about 800 students on a campus in the middle of the city. Senator George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, graduated from Dakota Wesleyan in 1946, and the university's library is named for him. The McGovern Center houses papers and memorabilia from his career.
Davison County places Mitchell at the intersection of Interstate 90 and State Highway 37, roughly 70 miles west of Sioux Falls. The city's population of 15,669 keeps it among the top ten most populous municipalities in South Dakota. Lake Mitchell, an impoundment of Firesteel Creek on the northern edge of town, provides recreational boating and fishing. The Prehistoric Indian Village at the lake preserves a 1,000-year-old archaeological site where ongoing excavation by Augustana University has recovered tools, pottery, and lodge remains.
Escort websites operating in the Mitchell area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site functions solely as a directory and does not arrange engagements, verify licensing, or act as a go-between for any party. Access is restricted to users 21 and older.
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