Transcript Popcorn Powerpoint

The Worlds ONLY
CORN Palace
Mitchell, SD
The original Corn Palace, called "The Corn Belt Exposition"
was established in 1892. Early settlers displayed the fruits
of their harvest on the building exterior in order to prove
the fertility of South Dakota soil. There were many settlers
of Russian decent who built the Corn Palace.
Nine different varieties of corn are grown and used to
create the corn murals annually in Mitchell, SD
The Murals were close to
completion in July for the August
Festival.
Some 500,000 tourists come from around the nation
each year to see the uniquely designed corn murals.
The city's first Corn Palace was build as a way to
prove to the world that South Dakota had a healthy
agricultural climate.
There is a different theme each
year. Sometimes they will repeat
a theme from a past year.
Different artist create the
designs and then
volunteers follow the Blue
Prints by attaching the
cobs of corn.
The dried corn cobs are
sawed in half length
wise to have a flat
bottom to attach to the
mural. The Corn Palace
is considered to be the
largest bird feeder in
America!
I hope you have enjoyed your
visit to the Worlds Only Corn
Palace.
 Please go to School Space and retrieve the October Corn
Popping Month and learn about the History of Pop Corn.
 South Dakota is know more for its production of Field or
Dent Corn which is used for animal feed and several
other products you will learn about.
 Virginia, Florida, Illinois, and Minnesota are a few of the
states that produce Sweet Corn for eating and canning.
 Indiana is a leader in pop corn production.
 Good Luck!