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Maze of Fall Adventures
Maze of Fall Adventures
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
The sun enveloped the five acres of corn stalks up to eight feet tall at the Opening Weekend of the Fifth Annual Vegreville Corn Maze on September 7 and 8 on the grounds of Vegreville Regional Museum.
The 330 attendees were high-spirited when they took in the agritourist attractions. These included a Meet and Greet with Mazy the Mascot, a food concession site, a Farmers’ Market, the first-ever Corn on the Cob Eating Contest on Saturday, horse-drawn hay wagon rides on Sunday, glitter tattoos, games, live music by local musicians from Perogies and Jam, a concession site, and pedal cars for kids around a race track, and photo opportunity sections.
Vegreville Agricultural Society (VAS) hosted this event with many volunteer organizations. VAS Office Manager Rachel Farr said they took over this event two years ago because the Town of Vegreville could no longer do it. It fits the VAS mandate because it is agriculture-related and full of family fun. Children can just run around and have fun and there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy.
They have been working on this event for two full weeks and had meetings starting in February.
Corn Maze Committee Chair Don Harfield mentioned that people came from within a 150 kilometre radius from places like: Lloydminster, Camrose, St. Paul and Vilna. “There were lots of activities for the kids. My favorite part was seeing the delight of the young children.
The corn maze was planted and fertilized by VAS.”
