Corn mazes are popular Mahoning Valley attractions

NEW SPRINGFIELD — There’s still time left to end up lost and confused this weekend.

Corn mazes are a popular attraction in the Mahoning Valley. The largest in the area is Maze Craze, 14070 Woodworth Road.

Maze Craze’s last day is Sunday.

“It’s over before you know it,” said Cindy Bacon, the owner.

Although corn mazes are a fun enterprise, maintaining one is a lot of work.

“We live and breathe this maze,” she said.

Now in its sixth year, Cindy and her husband, Mike, relocated the 20-acre maze from its former location in Columbiana, which was 25 acres total. The new location is 80 acres.

Maze work takes up nine months of the year, which includes preparation, design and actually running it for about a month. In the springtime, Mike said he plants the corn for the maze.

“I build it, she runs it,” he said.

The maze is then professionally designed and cut by Shawn Stolworthy of MazePlay in Firth, Idaho. The costs depends on the design and

acreage. The more challenging the maze, the more it costs, Cindy said.

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