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Fall family fun near Chicago
Hey, parents: Columbus Day is coming right up. That means no school Monday. And that means a three-day weekend during
what’s arguably the prettiest time of year in the Midwest. Check out our cheat sheet for four fantastic autumn day trips from Chicago:
Richardson Corn Maze in Spring Grove, Ill.
From the Loop: 65 miles George Richardson calls it the biggest corn maze in the world. We’ll let Guinness decide. Suffice to say Richardson’s maze is plenty big. More than 11 miles of trails carve through this 28-acre cornfield on a farm that’s been in the Richardson family for six generations. (“Jeopardy!” fans might recognize Richardson’s Corn Maze from an episode earlier this year, when the corny artwork was pictured as a video clue on the quiz show.) This year’s maze — open through Nov. 1 — is devoted to Abraham Lincoln in honor of the 200th anniversary of Honest Abe’s birth. It’s really four separate mazes connected by big wooden bridges. If you’re lucky, you might find George’s son Ryan wandering around the maze on stilts, dressed as Lincoln and handing out shiny new pennies. The farm has 150 picnic tables and dozens of campfires. Pack a flashlight, because the corn maze stays open well after the sun goes down. “People love the maze at night,” Richardson said. “It’s a totally different experience.” The farm is at 9407 Richardson Rd., (815) 675-9729.
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