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NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH
NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH

Maybury Farm Corn Maze open until Oct. 30

Intrepid fall enthusiasts only have two maze can be even more difficult under
more weekends to enjoy the Maybury moonlight. For those brave enough, the
Farm Corn Maze. maze will be open until 8 p.m. on Friday
The 10-acre maze opened to the public and Saturdays and until 7 p.m. on
earlier this month and will continue to Sundays. The last wagon leaves for the
entertain and bewilder visitors until Oct. maze about one hour before closing.
30. This year, advance tickets will be avail- The maze is sponsored this year by
able for the maze although, as usual, reser- Community Financial Credit Union,
vations are not required. Blackwell Ford, and GEM Asset
Maybury officials said the maze this Management.
year promises to be one of the best with 10 When visitors have found their way
acres of thick, lush corn that features a through the maze, they can visit the
brand-new design created by the Ford IT Maybury Farm General Store to enjoy
Design Group. The design will present a fresh, delicious Parmenter's cider and
challenge to adults and children both, a donuts, along with other treats and gifts
Maybury spokesman said, and will again available for purchase.
this year include a scavenger hunt. The Maybury Farm Corn Maze is open
A 1-acre mini-maze, part of the 10-acre from 5 until 8 p.m. Fridays; from 10 a.m.
field, will take an estimated to 20 minutes until 8 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10 a.m. by the Northville Community Foundation; Eight Mile Road in Northville. It is 1-1/4
to complete for those who are not brave until 7 p.m. Sundays. Admission to the this fundraiser helps raise funds to feed mile west of Beck Road on Eight Mile,
enough for the larger challenge. corn maze is $13 per person and includes the animals and support the work of the one-half mile west of Maybury State Park.
Organizers said it will take about an hour a tractor-drawn wagon ride to the maze, farm. The mission of Maybury Farm is to Enter at the Maybury Farm sign do not
to an hour and a half to complete the larg- where visitors can enjoy the peace of the connect the community to animals and enter the state park. Parking is free at
er maze this year. For those looking for farm. Children younger than 2 are admit- agriculture. Maybury Farm. For more information,
something even more challenging, the ted at no cost. Maybury Farm is operated Maybury Farm is located at 50165 visit www.mayburyfarm.org.
Northville Foundation Holiday Home Tour returns

One of the most popular holiday Advance tickets are now on sale
season events will return to at local Northville stores including
Northville this year. The traditional Gardenviews and PearAphernalia,
Holiday Home Tour organized by at the Northville Chamber of
the Northville Community Commerce office or at Design
Foundation will return to a live for- DeJour. Tickets can also be pur-
mat this year. chased by phone at (248) 374-0200,
Five private homes, lavishly dec- ext. 1 or online through Brown
orated for the holiday season, will Paper Tickets at northvillecommu-
be open to visitors from 10 a.m. until nityfoundation.org.
4 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19. Tickets this As usual, the ticket vouchers will
year are priced at $25 if purchased be exchanged for a map and
in advance and $30 if purchased the description of the display homes at
day of the event. Ward Church, 40000 Six Mile Road,
Organizers stressed that partici- the days of the event. Tickets can
pation in the tour supports animal also be purchased at the church the
care at Maybury Farm, along with days of the tours, for an additional
grants to local non-profit groups and cost.
scholarships. All funds generated For more information, call (248)
are used to support causes of the 374-0200 or info@northvillecommu-
Maybury Community Foundation. nityfoundation.org.
Plymouth

Pumpkin

Palooza is

set Sunday

The annual Pumpkin Palooza
is planned from 11:30 a.m. until
2:30 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 23
throughout downtown Plymouth.
The downtown streets will be
closed so that costumed trick or
treaters can enjoy games, music,
face painting and live entertain-
ment celebrating the Halloween
season. There will be a pet cos-
tume contest at 11:30 and a chil-
dren's costume contest at 12:30
while entertainment is provided
by Redline Percussion, Synergy
Dance and Prelude Music at Ann
Arbor Trail and Main Street.
The Plymouth Fife & Drum
Corps will perform on the Forest
Street stage near Wing Street at
11:45 a.m. and again at 2 p.m.
Ventriloquist Richard Paul will
be onstage at 12:15. Magician
Gary Thison is scheduled to
entertain at 1:15 p.m. and
strolling juggler Jonathan
Haglund and pumpkin carver
John Bradshaw will also amuse
crowds. Birds of Prey will bring
some feathered friends to the
event and the Kensington
Metropark Mobile Learning
Center will have people on site.
Balloon artistry will be per-
formed by Gracie the Clown
while face painting and Uncle
Sam entertain.
Public safety vehicles includ-
ing a fire truck and ambulance
will be on site for close up inspec-
tion by young visitors, too, organ-
izers said.