Caramel Apples Fund Local History | Pierre News

For over 67 years, the Corn Palace Festival in Mitchell, South Dakota, has turned caramel apples into a sweet symbol of community pride and historical preservation. Starting at just a dime, these iconic treats now fund the Carnegie Resource Center — a historic society battling to keep its century-old building alive with new windows, boilers, and digitized archives. With 60-75 volunteers preparing since January and families like Karen Pooley’s returning yearly, this isn’t just a fundraiser — it’s a living tradition that draws crowds back again and again, proving that sometimes, history tastes best when it’s sticky, sweet, and shared. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b93b32accc3aa4c7