Johnston City, Illinois, is a small town located about five
hours from Chicago and two hours from St. Louis, but what the town lacks in
cosmopolitan proximity it more than makes up for with its own brand of
entertainment. Every year fall fun is found at Bandy’s Pumpkin Patch, a 35-acre
farm that boasts everything from hayrides and bounce castles to corn cannons
(and yes, that is a cannon that shoots ears of corn) and this year’s Girl
Scouts-themed corn maze! Want to get in on the fun? Well, we have all the
details.
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| Aerial View of the Girl Scouts Corn Maze. Courtesy of WSIL-TV |
The Girl Scouts Corn Maze is quite the 100th anniversary-themed adventure; opening on September 22, the maze can be visited through to October 31, which is also Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday! Girl
Scout troops looking to join in on the fun can hop on a hayride, use the fire
pits and picnic tables out back, and go through the corn maze together, all for
$75. To sign up as a group, call Bandy’s Pumpkin Patch office at 618-983-8676.
If you’re not going in a group, the corn maze is $5 for ages 10 and
older; $3 for kids 5 to 9; free for children under 5. It's open 9am to dark.