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3 puzzles prove to be fun for everyone
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NO CROP CIRCLES HERE: This aerial photograph gives a bird’s-eye view of the 12-acre maze Mike and Cindy Bacon have had built in Fairfield Township, near Columbiana. The project was designed and built by Shawn Stolworthy of MazePlay in Firth, Idaho, who came here to cut the corn that makes the maze. The corn is 6 to 8 feet tall and actually includes several mazes of differing navigation difficulty.
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AMAZING fmaily: The Bacon family of New Springfield, from left, Mike; Cassie, 9; Cindy; and Carlee, 6, have commissioned construction of a maze in a large cornfield in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County. The maze is open Friday evenings and weekends and other times by appointment.
Here’s information on the maze:
The maze is open weekends through Nov. 1.
Hours are from 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays; groups by appointment from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Admission is $8 for age 12 and over, $6 for children age 5 to 11, free for children age 4 and under; and $6 for seniors 65 and over. Any military personnel with identification will be admitted for free. Group rates are available for 15 or more people.
For more information, call (330) 482-9904 or visit the Web site www.columbianamazecraze.com.
Source: Columbiana MazeCraze
STAFF REPORT
One thing to remember before you go to the “Columbiana MazeCraze” in Fairfield Township.
The corn is taller than you are.
But that’s the fun of it.
Mike and Cindy Bacon of New Springfield this year have opened the maze on their property at the southeast corner state Routes 7 and 14.
They have transformed almost 12 acres of corn into a fun challenge for people of all ages.
There is a total of five miles of trails that twist, turn and sometimes come to a dead end.
The maze was professionally designed by Shawn Stolworthy of MazePlay in Firth, Idaho, who came here to cut the corn that makes the maze.
“The corn is 8 to 9 feet tall,” she said. “You can’t see anything.”
She added that MazeCraze is a barnyard design that has three separate mazes that will fascinate and entertain both young and old for hours.
The green maze has just three-tenths of a mile of trail and is meant for young children and is very easy to finish.
“The little kids love that,” Bacon said.
The other two mazes each have six checkpoints to locate, where the person can punch his or her card with a uniquely shaped punch.
The brown maze has a total of 1.7 miles of trails and is more difficult to navigate.
People who like Sudoku, a numbers game in which every row, column and box contain the numerals 1 to 9 with no repeats, can play that game within the brown maze search.
Response to the Sudoku has been so-so, Bacon said.
The red maze is the most difficult maze to complete. It also has six checkpoints, but they are much harder to locate. Bacon said the average time to complete the entire maze is approximately 90 minutes to three hours depending on a person’s level of maze expertise.
People must stay on the trail and can’t cut their way through the corn.
People can visit www.columbianamazecraze.com. It shows, in color, the green trail at the lower right; the brown trail in the lower left, and the red trail above it. People can see in an aerial photo the trails create a barnyard scene with fences, animals and a barn.
Bacon said that 1,700 people have gone through the maze so far.
People coming after dark can bring a flashlight or buy one.
There will be activities for children include a straw maze, corn hole and swing sets. Pumpkins, Indian corn and other items will be available.