Vegreville Corn Maze Opens

Vegreville Corn Maze Opens

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

The first two days of Vegreville Corn Maze for the 2021 season drew over 300 people to the grounds of Vegreville Regional Museum on September 11 and 12.

Anya Langkow, Tourism, Recreation and Culture Coordinator for Vegreville said the theme for this weekend of the Corn Maze was Country Carnival. “We decided to host this Corn Maze again because it was really exciting to see the success of the Corn Maze in 2020. It brought many visitors to the community and that spilled over into an economic boost. It was a great fundraiser for a lot of non-profit organizations who weren’t able to fundraise in 2020 and are still facing challenges in 2021. It also is a great community spirit event as it gives residents and visitors something fun and safe to do in the outdoors. A big difference this year from last year is we saw the draw that the Thistle Hill Farm animals had so we wanted to make sure we will have them come out more days this year. We started this event earlier in the season and we added one more weekend. Also, the museum was open.

Families and friends enjoyed all the attractions.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photos)

Some of the features for our first Corn Maze of the 2021 season were we had the Petting Zoo, That Henna Lady Glitter Tattoos, Vegreville Visual Artist Vegreville Rocks Bale Maze Rock Hunt, and concession stands. We had the People Mover that drove people around on a tractor to see the Corn Maze. Vegreville Centennial Library brought out their Self-Guided Story Stroll again and we had a bouncy castle. Also, we had Mazy the Mascot meet and greet people.

Families and friends enjoyed all the attractions.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photos)

Vegreville Corn Maze Committee operates under Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board. Councillor Jerrold Lemko is the Chair. We have over 100 volunteers. We have individuals like Councillor David Berry who has spent the bulk of his summer out there planning and maintaining the maze and we had the decorating crew who has also spent hours upon hours doing workshops to prepare for the maze and they were out there for two and a half days straight to set up the decorations and give their time and talents. Then there were all the organizations that came out.