MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - One of the consultants hired to study and
develop a new vision for the Corn Palace in Mitchell says the
tourist attraction needs to be bigger, busier and flashier.
Consulting museum planner Jim Roe says the Corn Palace
must improve its art and design and create more and better
attractions within the building if it wants to reverse the attendance
slump. One idea Roe suggested is to hold a national competition
for the mural designs that cover the outside of the building.
The city of Mitchell and the local chamber are paying
Minneapolis-based Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle $115,500 to study
the potential to renovate and expand the 120-year-old tourist
attraction.
The Corn Palace has been at its present location for the last 90
years.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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