An afternoon lost in Vermont’s largest corn maze

DANVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) -As that chillier weather is coming in, people are trying to soak up the last of the corn maze season.

People are pondering which way to go, spending hours trying to find the end to the great Vermont corn maze.

“Well when we moved to New England, not being from New England. I wanted to do something that was very fall and New England like. So we googled corn maze, and the Great Vermont Corn Maze showed up.” said Sarah Chesnutt of New Hampshire.

Sarah Chesnutt has been going to Vermont’s largest corn maze for about eight years now. She says she likes it because every year, the maze is different. She can’t count how many times she’s been lost in the corn.

“Like I said, we are usually recognized righ when we get our wrist bands. We see the same faces through the maze, I think other folks coming get really frustrated. They will think, I have seen you, I must be going the wrong way. It’s really easy to get caught up in what other people are doing.” said Chesnutt

The maze has been open for 26 seasons with over 5,000 visitors every year. The corn path always has some unexpected surprises, like tunnels, bridges, a boat, and a neon light indoor mini-maze. There are always two different mazes to choose from,and just trying to get through one could take up to two hours.

“So anything you would bring for a hike. So we have got water, we have got snacks. Hiking boots, or good footwear. A camera of course, because there is stuff to take pictures of. ” said Traci Glanz of Jericho

“What have we seen, lots of corn. Some cool bridges. We have never done anything like this. We heard two to three hours, so we are trying to beat that.” said Liz Macaulay of New Hampshire

The maze creator told Channel 3 because of all the quick changes in the weather, the cornstalks are a little shorter this year.

“Normally we are at 12 feet tall. This year we are probably 10 feet tall on average. Again with that heavy rain, I think it really washed out some of the early nutrience that we had going. Again, not that anyone else would notice.”said Mike Boudreau

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