There were lots of fun things to do there, including the opportunity to play in a corn silo, shoot apples at a target via a large "Apple Launcher", explore tunnels under large hay-stacks, and of course pick apples.
But the highlight for all of us was the large corn maze:
Here's an aerial shot I found online of this year's maze. Each year they do a different theme, and for 2009 they are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. You can see, in the lower left hand corner of the picture, the starting point. After paying our admission, we were given a map, and clues to find six different markers - each with a different shaped hole-punch. Find all six markers, punch your clue-sheet with each of the six different shapes, and you win a prize. An example question was "How many terms was Lincoln elected President? The answer's just under your nose!" The marker for that question was at the tip of the number "2" just under his nose. Very clever, and a lot of fun. The kids had a great time, and Miles was old enough that he wanted to practice using the map, and charting a course.
Video from our 90 minutes romping around in the maze ... as well as the other activities ... may be found by clicking the image below.
