Mazes

Sever’s Corn Maze 2002-2003

Sever’s Corn Maze in Shakopee (outside of Minneapolis) is an annual maze which is apparently the largest in the united states. The Google Maps photo was taken sometime in 2002-2003 when the maze depicted an upside-down map of the world,…

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Tuesday, 13th September 2005

Dole Pineapple Plantation

On the Hawaiian island of Oahu is the Dole Pineapple Plantation where the former largest-in-the-world maze is to be found. The maze is designed to resemble a pineapple (although it is upside down to our view) and is made of…

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Thursday, 8th September 2005

Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo opened way back in 1913 and is probably most famous for the King Penguins, who have a daily “Penguin Parade” around their Penguin pool to the west, but for the thumbnail shot I’ve gone for the Darwin maze,…

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Friday, 12th August 2005

Iowa University Football

A corn maze announcing the annual Iowa – Iowa State football game just East of Ames, Iowa. The image is on its side but you should be able to see the University of Iowa’s ‘Herky the Hawk’ to the right…

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Thursday, 28th July 2005

2002 Fritzlers Corn Maze

The 2002 design for the Fritzlers Corn Maze depicts an eagle in front of the American flag and the slogan “God Bless America”. Thanks: Gus

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Sunday, 29th May 2005

Swank Farms 2004 Corn Maze

This is Swank Farms Corn Maze near Hollister, CA. Interestingly it’s a more recent image than most of the other pictures we’ve been able to date so far. The date? Kind of hard to miss… This year’s corn maze doesn’t…

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Tuesday, 24th May 2005
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Rozenburg Wind Wall

The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…

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