Sept. 9. It looks like the Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze won’t be opening Sept. 12 because of this summer’s drought. A fixture at Rural Hill since 1998, the maze made of corn is much shorter than in years past.
“The experience in the Maze will be a bit different this year as the corn will be very short… Summer has been extremely dry and hot, and our corn that we rely on is suffering.”
Rural Hill, a former plantation owned by the Davidson family, plans to open the mazeOct. 3. They are planting sewit seed where the corn is very low with hopes that some cooler temperatures and rain will help fill in the hedge. Rural Hill will take appointments for field trips and corporate groups during the week.Rural Hill always relies on the Amazing Maize Maze each fall as our biggest fundraiser. “We are looking at all ideas right now for ways to make sure we raise enough money to meet all of our obligations,” Fissel said.
