This week on Kentucky’s Backroads we travel to a place where an autumn tradition intersects with the Civil War. A 135 acre farm in northern Garrard County has an eleven acre corn maze featuring three and a half miles of paths. What makes Matt Howland’s maze unique is its focus on the Civil War. The maze is laid out in the shape of 13 southeastern U-S states with paths to key battles in the War Between the States.
“We're trying to match the fun with getting a little bit of education out of it,” said Howland. "As you're going through you’re actually going to travel from state to state along the same pathways the troops would have traveled."
The maze matches a fifth grade curriculum which focuses on Kentucky’s role in the war and the Underground Railroad. But, the day we visited the maze, it was little kids who were romping in the maze.
"Those kids just want to see how fast they can run from one side to the other and they're having a good time and you know when they're ready to learn they'll come back."
To find out more about Howland’s farm, which also includes a bed and breakfast and an equestrian center, you can click on this link.