The Carter County Fair
The Corn Maze

RAIN POLICY FOR THE MAZE

Unfortunately, a couple of things that don't work well together are cornfields and rain. The issue this season is: How much rain constitutes a "RAIN OUT" where the maze will not be open? A quick shower or two overnight or even during the day shouldn't effect the maze. However, steady rainfall that settles in and stays makes the maze paths sloppy and too muddy for walking. Any standing water needs a chance to dry up before the maze can open. We want you to enjoy your time at the maze and don't want you to make the trip if we are not able to serve you, so please phone 606-474-9263 for updates on the maze and its operation. 

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Once again, the people behind the scenes at the corn maze have created a challenging maze. For those of you who thought the maze for 2008 was "too simple," this year we offer a larger and more complex set of paths to test your decision-making skills. The abundant rainfall has led to a lush cornfield with more twists and turns than ever before -- this is the year you are going to get lost... in a fun way.

Click here for a Group Reservation form

Click here for a School Reservation form

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"So, tell me a little more about this maze thing..."

Our little maze is eight acres of ground, chock full of corn plants with corridors cut throughout so people can walk through the patch. There is an entrance and an exit and the object is to find your way from one to the other with the fewest errors. If you make no wrong turns in this maze, you will walk close to one mile. The corn is lush and green, the fall sky is blue overhead and 80% of the walkways are five-feet or more in width.

Actually, eight acres is pretty small in the corn maze universe. The largest corn maze in the world is located in Dixon, California, and is 40 acres in area. The Guinness Book of World Records gave this designation in September, 2007. 

While the concept of a corn maze is new to Carter County, Kentucky, people have been enjoying the puzzle of navagating mazes for centuries.

Christopher Berg, web author at Amazeing Art (amazeingart.com) describes the first known mazes...

"Although the true origins of the maze probably go back to neolithic times, the earliest mazes we know of were actually architectural monuments built in Egypt and on Crete (an island in the Mediterranean) about 4000 years ago.

The most impressive of these architectural mazes was known as the Egyptian Labyrinth. A vast palace complex located on the shores of a lake seven days journey up the Nile from the pyramids, the Labyrinth was built by pharaoh Amenemhet III in the 19th century BC. It consisted of thousands of rooms and twelve large maze-like courtyards, which were probably intended to keep out unwelcome visitors. Amenemhet was fascinated by mazes, and he also created a fantastic life-size maze inside his nearby pyramid to thwart tomb robbers.

According to the only two ancient historians who saw it with their own eyes, the Egyptian Labyrinth was more impressive than the Pyramids at Giza. Although archaeologists have found the site it once stood upon, nothing of this mysterious monument remains today.

Perhaps the most well-known ancient architectural maze is the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Built around the same time as the Egyptian Labyrinth, Knossos was a vast interconnected complex of small corridors, staircases and private courts, and once consisted of perhaps 1,300 rooms spread over three acres of land. Spiral and labyrinth designs on coins and pottery, as well as hundreds of bull-horns carved in stone and wall paintings of young men leaping over charging bulls, can be found at the site. These are intriguing clues, since according to Greek legend the Minotaur was a half-man and half bull monster, trapped within a Labyrinth, that devoured Athenian youth."  Read more about mazes at his very interesting site.

While our maze doesn't have a built in Minotaur, we are planning a HAUNTED MAZE as part of Halloween. Be sure and check the schedule for details about that spooky evening and all that will go along with it.

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OPEN SEVEN WEEKENDS
Sept. 18 - Oct. 31, 2010 
 
Saturday hours: 10 am - 9 pm (Night maze after dark!)
Sunday hours: 2 pm - 6 pm 
At the Carter County Fairgrounds, US 60 West of Grayson, Kentucky
 
$5 admission to the Daylight Maze
$7.50 admission to the Night Maze (includes loan of a flashlight)
$7.50 admission to the Haunted Maze
Note: The last Night Maze ticket will be sold at 9 p.m.
 
Kids 3 and under FREE!
Kids 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult to enter the maze.
No refunds. No rainchecks. No pets allowed. No smoking in the maze.
 
WEATHER LOOKING GLOOMY? Call on Scheduled maze days to
see if the maze is in operation that day.  
 
 
 The Carter County Corn Maze is a great fun-filled excursion for you and your family. For seven weekends in the fall, the fairgrounds will be home to a 8-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay bale climb, hayrides and more.  Other activities scheduled include: petting zoo (on two weekends), sorghum making, the Night Maze each Saturday evening, two movie nights and more. 
 
Make plans early for your group by scheduling at least two weeks in advance of your arrival date. (Available to groups of 12 or more. One chaperone required per each 10 children. Everyone in group must have a ticket.) Payment must be received prior to arrival. Call 606-474-8833 or 606-474-7263 for scheduling information. 
 
 
HERE'S THE SCOOP ON THE SCHEDULE
Check back often as events are added to the schedule. 
 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
OPENING WEEKEND
WOOD CARVING AUCTION

The first big weekend of the maze will be EVEN more entertaining this year as we use the opportunity to 
auction off the great woodcarvings and benches created at the 2010 Fair. Scary weather kept the
auction from happening during the final night of the fair and we wanted everyone to be sure
to have a chance to bid on these great items.
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 

  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 

  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 

  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available 
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 

  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
10 am - 9 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 8 p.m. -- Don't be late! 
 
  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
  • Night Maze after the sun sets  
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010
2 pm - 6 pm 
 
LAST TICKET SOLD AT 5 p.m. -- Don't be late! 

  • Concessions
  • Hayrides
  • Pumpkins for sale
  • Indian Corn for sale
  • Foddershocks for sale
  • Hay Bale Mountain for kids to climb
  • Corn box for little kid fun
  • Cornhole sets available
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Groups are welcome with prior arrangements!

Bring your office, your youth group, your family reunion, your birthday party -- whatever! As long as you have made your reservation well in advance (at least one week) and you will have at least 12 persons (that's our definition of "a group") -- we will be pleased to offer you our special group rate. The group rate includes the maze, one hayride plus a hotdog, chips and drink for only $7.50.

To begin scheduling your group's arrival, please call 606-474-7263  or 606-474-8833. Cherie, Jill or Mindy can answer your questions and help get your group on the schedule.

Classroom groups are welcome with prior arrangements!

Kids get educational content and fun, too!

Teachers, the Carter County Maze is a great place for educational opportunities! Our classroom handout, compiled from the "Corn in the Classroom" portion of the Kentucky Corn Growers Association (www.kycorn.com) is fun and informative. We provide the materials if you will provide the kids -- the maze and the hayclimb will definitely provide the fun. We ask that you bring one chaperone per each 10 children. The group rate includes the maze, one hayride plus a hotdog, chips and drink for only $7.50.

 

Click here to get a Group Reservation form

Click here to get a School Reservation form

 

 

Directions to the Carter County Fairgrounds and the Corn Maze

The only tricky part is the actual entrance to the fairgrounds which is a turn downhill off of US 60. It is located at the end of the US60 and I-64 overpass bridge. 

From the West on I-64: Take I-64 to the Grayson exit (172). Turn right onto Routes 1 & 7 (Carol Malone Blvd.) and drive into Grayson. Take a right onto US 60 (Main Street).  Proceed through town approximately 2 miles and begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately before US 60 crosses I-64. 

From the East on I-64: Take I-64 to the Grayson exit (172). Turn left onto Routes 1 & 7 (Carol Malone Blvd.) and drive into Grayson. Take a right onto US 60 (Main Street).  Proceed through town approximately 2 miles and begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately before US 60 crosses I-64. 

From the West on US 60: Follow US 60 into Carter County. As you near Grayson, US 60 will run parallel with I-64 for a short way. As soon as US 60 crosses I-64, be prepared to turn right (at end of overpass bridge) down into the fairgrounds.

From the East on US 60: Follow US 60 into Carter County. US 60 is Grayson's Main Street. Follow US 60 through Grayson and to the west approximately 2 miles. Begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately BEFORE US 60 crosses I-64. 

From the North on Route 1: Follow Route 1 into Grayson. Route 1/7 (Carol Malone Blvd.) will lead you to an intersection with US 60. Take a right onto US 60 (Main Street).  Proceed through town approximately 2 miles and begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately before US 60 crosses I-64. 

From the South on Route 1: Follow Route 1 into Grayson. Route 1/7 (Carol Malone Blvd.) will lead you to an intersection with US 60. Take a left onto US 60 (Main Street).  Proceed through town approximately 2 miles and begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately BEFORE US 60 crosses I-64.  

From the North on AA Highway (9): Follow AA Highway (9) to Grayson. Turn right onto Route 1/7 (Carol Malone Blvd.) and drive into Grayson. Watch for an iintersection with US 60. Take a right onto US 60 (Main Street).  Proceed through town approximately 2 miles and begin watching for Fairgrounds entry on your left. The entrance will be downhill immediately before US 60 crosses I-64. 

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THE CORN MAZE POLL
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What did you enjoy about the corn maze?
How would you rate your level of enjoyment at the Carter County Corn Maze?
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Carter County Fair • P.O. Box 125 • Grayson, KY 41143

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