[IndianaTrails] Whitewater Canal Trail / Metamora Corn Maze

[Mick Wilz]

Trail Friends. If you have time would you send this to friends and
family and help spread the word about the maze via email. 100% of the
proceeds will go to Whitewater Canal Trail Inc. Last year the maze
raised $15,000 for the trail.  See Press Release 

 

 

Press Release

 

            Metamora, IN -   Imagine traveling back in time to 1880 and
trying to navigate the roads of Franklin County without the benefit of
maps or GPS systems.  Tri-state residents will have such an opportunity
every Saturday and Sunday in October from 1-5 pm at the 3rd Annual
Metamora Corn Maze. The admission fee is $5 and all proceeds go to the
Whitewater Canal Trail.

            Thousands of fun-seekers from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky are
once again expected get lost in the cornfields of Franklin County while
spending an afternoon wandering over 3 miles of trails through a 12 acre
maze.   For those in search of a group activity, the Metamora Corn Maze
has proven to be a hit.  Visitors can take the train from downtown
Metamora or take advantage of parking off of Hwy 52.  Entrance to the
corn maze is one mile east of Metamora (or five miles west of
Brookville).

            The 2008 corn maze, a map of Franklin County from 1880, was
designed in recognition of Brookville's Bicentennial Celebration and the
original pioneers who traveled across the hills, valleys and rivers of
beautiful Franklin County to settle the countryside.  The maze will also
feature historical markers and informational signs about the history of
Metamora, Brookville, Oldenburg and other Franklin County towns.

            Another special feature of this year's corn maze is the
Whitewater Canal Trail's participation in "Walk Across Indiana".
Saturday, October 11, the Whitewater Canal Trail will be the featured
link for the "Walk".  The 2.6 mile-long trail is open for both walking
and biking and is the first ADA approved trail in Franklin County.

            The maze design was translated into a planting layout by the
Maize Company.  In the spring, the corn was planted in both directions
to prevent visibility from one row to the other.  Once it began to
grown, area volunteers spent over 90 hours cutting the corn to the
specifications of the computerized layout.

 

Visit the websites: www.metamoracornmaze.com
<http://www.metamoracornmaze.com/>  and www.whitewatercanaltrail.com
<http://www.whitewatercanaltrail.com/> .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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