The smell of popcorn hits you as soon as you open the doors, as you would expect at the World’s Only Corn Palace. There’s a line of families shuffling in from the outside rain.
Lincoln Ostheimer sits atop an antique Farmall tractor on display at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D., during this fall’s National Pedal Pull Championships.
Cayden Slocum, far right, of St. Charles, Minn., holds his first place trophy at the 2023 National Pedal Pull Championship in Mitchell, S.D., this fall.
Cayden Slocum shows off his T-shirt listing his past pedal pull wins.
Piper Holmen, 4, sits atop her practice tractor with her trophies from this year, including the top prize in Wisconsin and second place at the National Pedal Pull Championships.
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Four-year-old Piper Holmen of Osseo, Wis., competes at the National Pedal Pull Championships in Mitchell, S.D., this fall. Her finish put her in a pull-off with other 4 year olds to determine a winner.
Piper Holmen holds her second-place trophy at the National Pedal Pull Championships.
Lincoln Ostheimer, 7, poses by the carving of Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. The family from Brandenburg, Ky., made a vacation out of their trip to the National Pedal Pull Championships.
