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Gates will open at noon and admission will be $5 per car. A portion
of the net proceeds will be donated to the T.A.P.S. No-Kill Animal
Shelter. The farm's 12-acre corn maze, which is configured to
resemble the "American Gothic" painting, will open at noon. This
year is the 75th anniversary of the original painting.
The Morton Chamber of Commerce will help kick off the festivities
with a pumpkin vine-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m.
The main event will be a U.S.
Lawn Mower Racing Association-sanctioned Illinois points race,
which should begin about 1 p.m. and run until 6 p.m. Amateurs are
encouraged to enter the open stock racing class. There is a $10
registration fee for racers.
The huge craft barn and Norma Jean's General Store will be open,
as well as the 15-acre you-pick pumpkin patch. The farm also sells
corn stalks, mums, straw bales, pumpkins and ornamental gourds.
Other activities will be pet adoptions from T.A.P.S., inflatable
rides by Fun Services, a live remote broadcast by WXCL from noon to
2 p.m., music all day and plenty of food.
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 The season at Green Acres Farm runs
from Sept 11 through Oct. 31. Hours of operation are as follows:
- Field trips only -- Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Craft barn -- Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m. -7 p.m.;
Saturday-Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
- Maze and kitchen -- Wednesday-Thursday, 4-8 p.m.; Friday,
4-10 p.m.; Saturday, noon-10 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
The farm specializes in field trips, group outings and private
parties. It is an alcohol-free facility promoting affordable family
fun.
Green Acres Farm is located at 16339 Springfield Road, one-half
mile south of Broadway in Pekin.
Additional information is available at
www.thegreenacresfarm.net
or
www.cornfieldmaze.com (from the home page, click on "Visiting a
Maize," "Find a maize near you," then on "Illinois" and "Peoria").
The toll-free number for the farm is 1 (866) FUN-MAZE.
[Green
Acres Farm news release]
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