The Amaizing Corn Maze | Spokane & North Idaho Family Attraction

Find us at www.statelinecornmaze.com to get Lost in the Maze

admin_tacm — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:07:42 +0000

7 years ago when we named the Amaizing Corn Maze we thought we were being so creative by spelling
it with an extra i . You know like Maize which is corn. But over the years it has proved to be quite
troublesome. Every time you type it, spell check says it is wrong. Print publications spell it right which
is ultimately wrong and this year when we created our new web site www.theamaizingcornmaze.com
and it caused a whole new set of problems. In all our radio ads we say “go to the amazing corn maze
dot com” and people go to their computers and type it in spelled amazing correctly and are directed to a
completely different web site.

Once we realized the problem, we were totally bummed out. We are very proud of our new web site
and really want people to find it. What should we do? That is when one of our smart coordinators
came up with the solution. How about we create a new web site that is easy to spell that will redirect
people to our web site. We decided a name that included our location would be smart and that is how
www.statlinecornmaze.com was born.

So now log on to www.theamaizingcornmaze.com if you think the extra i is fun to type. But, if you are
the spelling bee type, simple type www.statelinecornmaze.com. Either way, you will find us so you can
get to the maze and GET LOST!

The 411 on Corn

admin_tacm — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:42:32 +0000

Both the United States and the rest of the world use corn primarily as livestock feed.

Corn is the largest crop in the United States, both in terms of acres planted and the value of the crop produced.

Corn is the most widely distributed crop in the world. Corn can grow at altitudes as high as 12,000 feet in the South American Andes Mountains and as low as sea level. It can also grow in tropical climates that receive up to 400 inches of rainfall a year or in areas that receive only 12 inches.

Dent corn is the most important commercial type of corn grown in the United States. Predominantly yellow or white, the dent corn kernel forms a dent on the crown of the kernel at maturity. Other major commercial types of corn include: flint corn, sweet corn, and popcorn.

Specialty corns grown commercially in the United States include waxy corn, high-amylose corn, high-oil corn, and high-lysine corn.

Corn has a long history of being used for more than just animal feed or food for humans. The British Parliament tried to encourage American colonists to turn corn into sugar with the Molasses Act in 1733. Today, over one-third of the sweeteners consumed by Americans comes from corn or another feed grain.

Corn also has also been used in the production of alcohol for many years. There is evidence Native Americans used corn to brew beer before Europeans arrived in the Americas. The 1792 Whiskey Rebellion in the United States came about when efforts were made to tax corn whiskey. At the time, it was not easy to move large quantities of corn so Western farmers converted the corn into corn whiskey, which was much easier to transport to customers.

Long before the automobile became the common form of transportation in the United States, corn was being converted into ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. Many of the earliest engine prototypes were designed to run on ethanol. Ethanol is a growing market for corn.

The History of Corn Mazes

admin_tacm — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:08:16 +0000

History of Corn Mazes

Mazes date back at least 4000 years to the time of Greek myths. In Roman times, mazes and labyrinths were found in artwork, in the design of floors in homes, public buildings and in the pavement of streets. It is believed that mazes were not considered puzzles, but were used for rituals and processions.
In the centuries that followed, mazes continued to appear in artwork and architecture such as inlays in the floors of the French cathedrals. In Scandinavia, over 600 stone labyrinths lined the shores of the Baltic Sea, with over half of them in Sweden.
Later formal gardens were developed throughout Europe and included puzzle hedges. The garden mazes were developed at the wealthiest castles and palaces to amuse kings and princes. The task was to find the center and then return to the beginning point.
The maze in the gardens at Hampton Court Palace, one of the finest examples in England, was planted by William III (1650-1702).
In the nineteenth century mazes became a popular entertainment in parks and other public places. Since the 1970′s, navigating through an intricate maze has become a popular form of recreation.
The first ‘modern’ corn maze named the “Amazing Maize Maze” was a collaboration between Don Frantz and Adrian Fisher in 1993 and was then the world’s largest maze at 3.3 acres and subsequently sparked a worldwide fad of corn mazes. Since that time, the number of corn mazes has mushroomed in size. By 1998 there were between 50-100 corn mazes in the United States. But the numbers keep growing. In 2008, Corn Mazes America estimated that there were over 800 corn mazes in the United States alone. However, it is very hard to obtain exact numbers since many mazes are privately designed.
The largest corn maze in the world is located in Dixon California and is 45 acres in area as of 2010. The Guinness Book of World Records gave this designation in September 2007, when it was 40 acres. Although this corn maze holds distinction as the world’s largest corn maze, Adventure Acres corn maze in Bellbrook Ohio consists of 62 acres of corn maze with 8.5 miles of trails.