Ho, ho, ho

He's jolly; he's green

MITCHELL, SD - - It could be the perfect pairing:  The Jolly Green Giant and the Corn Palace.  Unfortunately, JGG is in Blue Earth, MN and the CP is here in Mitchell.  The town of Blue Earth (named for the blue / black clay in the banks of the rivers which flow through the area) erected the statue in 1978.  It commemorates the close ties the area has with the Green Giant company.
     The fiberglass statue weighs 4 tons; is made of fiberglass; cost $43,000 to manufacture and stands 55' tall.  JGG gets a red scarf for the holiday season.