Mitchell, South Dakota

On my drive out to Oregon last year I stopped in Mitchell, South Dakota.  My engine light kept nagging me, so I stopped to get it worked on.

Being stuck, I checked out the local color.



They are very proud of their Corn Palace.  Every year they change the mosaic on the outside of the auditorium.  It is made out of several different kinds of corn.





I loved the dinosaur.



I got my van fixed here.



I played ball with a crippled dog while I waited.  I kid you not.  They called him Lucky.  He was run over by a trailer.



When they were done, one of the mechanics got in my van to back it out of the garage.  The van would not start.  It turned out that the starter solinoid bit the dust right there in the garage. 

Funny... it could have waited to die and gotten me stranded somewhere.  It did it right there in the garage, so I got it fixed right away.  What a strange blessing.

The mechanic knew I came from a place that puts salt on the roads.  He said the solinod practically dissolved into a pile of rust. 

My trip was full of many blessings.