Viking Industrial Painting workers paint the outline of corn kernels on the ear-of-corn water tower on Friday, July 16, 2021, in Rochester. The tower is set to complete by July 31, 2021.

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Rochester’s iconic ear-of-corn water tower was celebrated on Sept. 25 after it was recently restored to look new again.

ROCHESTER — Landmark designation for the Ear of Corn water tower will be considered Tuesday, Nov. 28. The tower’s potential historic status has been discussed since Seneca Foods announced ...

The Ear of Corn tower and nearby property changed hands several times over the years until Olmsted County bought it in 2019 for $5.6 million. The tower was placed on a city list of potential ...

ROCHESTER — The newest official landmark here is a decades-old water tower shaped like an ear of corn. Rochester's City Council on Monday approved designating the Ear of Corn Water Tower as a ...

Two from Minnesota are currently in the top five, with Rochester’s ear of corn tank in the top spot and Moorhead’s mural tank in third place. Voting wraps up Friday night; the winner will be ...

Visible from several points in the city, the ear-of-corn tower near the intersection of South Broadway and U.S. Highway 14 looms over the horizon as drivers enter Rochester from the east and west.

Nov. 26—ROCHESTER — Landmark designation for the Ear of Corn water tower will be considered Tuesday, Nov. 28. The tower's potential historic status has been discussed since Seneca Foods ...