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OCTOBER 27�NOVEMBER 3, 2021
GRAB BAG
AN ASSORTMENT OF
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
A scary corn
maze — or not
Beth Staff ord Photography/Contributed photo
A section of the Echo Corn Maze becomes the “Field of Screams” from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
E
CHO — There is a corn maze
and pumpkin patch, yes, but
Gina Tyhuis sees this regional
attraction as an opportunity for
education as well.
On a recent Tuesday she only
had a few moments before 100
school children arrived to tour the
maze and learn about agriculture
through four stations: honeybees,
corn, pumpkins, and straw.
“It’s bigger than the corn
maze,” Tyhuis said of this annual
autumn attraction. “This is the
best platform for educating
the public.”
She is active in the Eastern
Oregon Women for Agriculture,
an organization that supports
the role of women in agriculture
and provides scholarships for
women pursuing agriculture
degrees with the annual Echo
Sage Trail Run.
ABOUT THE CORN MAZE
The Echo Corn Maze covers 8
acres and it takes about an hour
to fi nd your way. Admission is
$10 for the corn maze, the corn
crib, the mini corn maze, the
straw bale maze and tunnels. Fri-
day, Oct. 29, features a reduced
admission of $5 from 2-6 p.m.
This weekend ramps up a
bit with the Field of Screams
from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
Tyhuis said they “haunt” a des-
ignated path in the corn maze in
case other visitors still want to
go through without the scares.
“Corn mazes are creepy
enough in the dark,” she said.
Tickets for Field of Screams
are $12, and that includes access
to the other attractions as well.
Purchase tickets online at
www.echocornmaze.com.
HOURS
The corn maze is open Friday
from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday
from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday
from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Beth Staff ord Photography/Contributed photo
The Echo Corn Maze is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Find admission
tickets at www.echocornmaze.com.