Fun Facts About Marini Farm Corn Maze

Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of our corn maze that runs this year from September 8^th through October 31^st, Marini Farm is excited to share with you some fun facts.

To begin with, each year our corn maze has a unique educational theme that brings schools, clubs, scouting troops and thousands of families to our farm each week throughout the season.  This year, our theme is “Space Exploration,” featuring a 10-acre field designed to resemble the outline of an astronaut, a space shuttle, and a US map.

For the time ever, this year we invited local businesses to support our corn maze educational adventure.  Our 13 sponsors include: Shaw’s Supermarkets, Brookwood School, Pingree School, The 1646 Hart House, Ithaki Restaurant, Honda North, Ipswich Brewery, Pomodori Pizza, Ipswich Dairy Queen, Ipswich Butchery, Winfrey’s Fudge, Stone Soup Restaurant, and First National Bank of Ipswich.

The goal is to make the maze more challenging and diverse each year.  For example, this year a central meeting area was created, within only a few pathways of the entrance.

As you explore the maze, keep these facts in mind: 

• Celebrating “a year of 10s,” Marini Farm has one of the largest corn mazes in Massachusetts at 10 acres and 10 miles of pathways, and this is the 10th year anniversary for the maze 
• The average time to get through the maze is two hours, with the best time recorded time of one hour. 
•  Numerous stations are strategically placed throughout the maze—and a game sheet with clues of how to maneuver through the maze is given to visitors before entering the corn pathways. 
•  Safety is a priority, with numerous spotter flags located throughout to help people maneuver and get some directional help.  A manned lookout bridge is also located in the middle of the maze to offer assistance. 
•  The maze is for all ages, with fun activities including a mini-maze for toddlers, jumping pillow, corn cannon, build-your-own-scarecrow, pumpkin patch, play center and hay rides. 
•  More than 25,000 visitors a year come to the Marini Farm corn maze. 
•  The maze has two special “doggy days” --September 8 and 9-- where dogs on leashes allowed free admission accompanied by a paying adult. A portion of the sales proceeds on these two days will benefit the Ipswich Humane Group Animal Shelter. 
•  For an added challenge—which is a particular hit for teenagers—the maze hosts “flashlight nights” starting Sept. 21st (every Fri./Sat. night) 6-10 PM. 
•  Marini Farm’s corn maze typically takes six hours to cut, with preparations commencing four months ahead. This year, planting began on June 10th and the maze was cut on July 5th. 

We will be telling more about the design and the making of the corn maze in our upcoming blogs.

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