Sep, 10, 2007
ENTERTAINMENT
Lynden corn maze perplexes, delights
This fall’s large puzzle is in the shape of tulips
JOSIE LIMING THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
Katie Clark, 10, right, and her sister Emily, 8, of Lynden consult a map to navigate their way through the corn maze just south of Lynden on Hannegan Road on Sunday. “It was definitely worth it,” Katie said as she saw the exit sign. It was their first time coming to the maze, a fundraising project that is open on weekends through the end of September.
What: Lynden FFA Corn Maze.
Where: Hannegan Road, just south of Lynden.
When: Through Sept. 30: Fridays, 6-10 p.m.; Saturdays, 2-10 p.m.; Sundays, 2-6 p.m.
Cost: Adults $6, students K-6 $4, family $18, children 4 and younger free
More info: www.lyndenffa.com.
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THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
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The Lynden Corn Maze is not for the easily frustrated.
The labyrinth, an annual benefit for the Lynden FFA, spans 14 acres of 10-foot high corn stalks.
The maze’s intricate design, which includes several crafty tulipshaped loops and even an enormous “FFA,” kept many patrons turned around as the maze went into its second weekend.
“Following the girls’ sense of direction keeps us pretty lost,” said Ingrid Mitchell, who came from Birch Bay to try the maze with her daughter and a friend Sunday. “Nine-year-olds don’t have the internal compass yet.”
The group had been in the maze for more than 15 minutes.
Organizers said nearly 500 middle- school-aged children flocked to the maze Saturday.
“It was too much,” said FFA parent and volunteer Debi Gavette, laughing. “It’s really hard to supervise 14 acres of corn.”
Sharon Clark of Lynden took her daughters Katie and Emily to the maze on Sunday. Using a bird’seye- view map, Katie attempted to navigate.
“The path here is kind of a circle, so we have to be here,” she said, pointing to the map. “Or here,” she said, reconsidering a circular path on the other end of the map.
“We appear to be going around in circles,” Sharon Clark said.
Lynden dairy farmer Dan Notebloom donates the space for the annual fundraiser, designed each year with the help of a local engineering firm.
After the event, the corn is used for cattle feed.
“It’s the ultimate in recycling,” Gavette said.
