Canadian Music Icons

This spring, like millions of other Canadians, Chip and Tom Hunter were saddened to hear of the passing of one of Canada’s great songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the tragic death of Stan Rogers, a folk singer and songwriter whose life was cut short at the age of 33. We chose to feature the faces of these two legends to honour their passings’.

The maze contains a multiple-choice trivia game for visitors to test their knowledge. There are ten question stations to find which are hidden throughout the maze.

The maze is open September 9 to October 29, 2023.

How It's Made

Once we decide on the theme, we have a graphic designer draws up some concept sketches and lays out the maze paths. Once we are happy with the image our survey engineer plots GPS coordinates for the design on his computer. The 6-acre field is prepared and planted in a criss-cross pattern to fill out the canopy. The surveyors then come in and lay out the design in the field using their GPS and ground paint. The Hunter crew, equipped with a small sprayer, goes in and removes the corn which needs to be "erased" to make the paths. After several days of work making the trails we use a drone to inspect the maze and fix any small mistakes.

The maze is made up of many large paths. The objective is to find and answer all the trivia questions related to our theme that are hidden throughout the maze while navigating your way to the exit.