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Maze offers fun for all agesCOVINGTON, Okla. (AP)--The smell of dirt being kicked up, children laughing and running, the cool scent of green corn plants: All those ingredients add up to the fun that can be had in a field maze. Daze in a Maze, a field maze located near Covington, has become a tourism tradition in the fall for many northwest Oklahoma families. Daze in a Maze was started in 2001 by James Jantz and his family. "I've got three kids. I thought it would be fun to go to a corn maze but I couldn't find one around here and I thought I could do that," said Jantz. Daze in a Maze is back after a one year hiatus. "We weren't open last year because I was in Afghanistan," said Jantz, who is a member of the 85th Army Reserve. He was deployed for a year in 2007, so the family didn't open their fields. However, this year the maze is back and already getting plenty of business this fall. Daze in a Maze has several mazes for all ages. They have a 300,000-square-foot living field maze with six colored flags, an observation bridge and four exits. They also have a six-acre "Jungle Maze" with no flags. "I just keep adding and subtracting things," Jantz said. "It is just whatever I have around." If the field mazes are too big, a hay bale maze is set up in the shape of the state of Oklahoma with round bales marking Enid, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. A "Tot Maze" for children 3 and younger is set up in the barn. Other activities include a large playground with a play set, sandbox, volleyball court, basketball goal and a hay bale pyramid. There also is a petting zoo, a "Dino Dig" where kids can dig for "Cowasaurus" bones and a hay rack ride. Daze in a Maze is located 11 miles south of Covington on State Highway 74. It is open September through November depending on the weather. "We go Labor Day weekend through the weekend after Thanksgiving," said Jantz. Daze in a Maze is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m. to dusk Sunday and groups by appointment only on weekdays. 11/3/08 Date: 10/30/08 Advertisement
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