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North Iowa Corn Maze Sponsors:
Wyffels Hybrids
Northwoods Cabinetry
Northwood Lumber
Pangburn Stock Farm
Syngenta |
North Star Special Events
Company in Northwood, Iowa, with the permission of Pangburn Stock Farm
have for the past five years created a giant 12-acre maze cut out of a
field of corn. What more is the state of Iowa known for, but as
the largest producers of corn in the U.S.?
In 2002, the 12-acre field of corn was cut into
the shape of a young boy holding on to a show steer with one hand and a
purple ribbon with the other with the words "Grand Champion 2002"
bannered above. This was a tribute to the agricultural industry of
our state as well as the famous Iowa Corn Fed Beef, and the quality
associated with it. We pride ourselves on the quality of life
rural Iowa provides and the strength of organizations that promote
agriculture to our youth, such as 4-H and FFA. The North Star Corn
Maze of Iowa promotes not only the state, but North Iowa as a great
place to live, work and do business!
The theme for the 2003 maze was the Wild,
Wild West sculpted with state-of-the-art technology into an aerial
piece of art showing a stagecoach, horses, Indians, and buffalo.
Both this maze and the design for 2002 were created by professional maze
designer, known for her maze designs around the country and the
well-known Dyersville, Iowa, "Field of Dreams" Corn Maze. She was
the promoter and event manager of the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Maze
that received national media coverage.
In 2004, co-owner Bryn Pangburn was ready for
the challenge of designing her own maze. Deciding on an African
Safari theme, she incorporated a game throughout the maze similar to
a scavenger hunt. During an interview with the Albert Lea Tribune
last August, Bryn told reporter Jennifer Rogers, "There are 15 stations
to find throughout the maze. You are given a maze map, and as you
follow the map, you come across these stations that pertain to various
animals that live in Africa. You might find an animal native to
Africa made out of corn and information on that animal."
The last four years, the Pangburns have tried
to do something that is educational which also helps with the direction
of the maze. School groups, 4-H clubs, and church groups have all
tested their minds, bodies, and spirits by exploring the paths in the
maze and searching for clues that lead them back to the victory tent.
The theme in 2005 was Treasure Island. Last year was a great adventure of challenge and
strategy as mermaids and sea creatures highlighted the 2006 Under the
Deep Blue Sea corn maze. |
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