Maize Maze Opens as 50th Anniversary Attraction
The Maize Maze at Country Heritage Community opens Friday in Fayette County near Elgin one mile east on B-64. The 300 by 500 foot course mimics effigy mounds near Harpers Ferry and features a map option, with adult admission five dollars and youths under 15 three dollars.
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Country Heritage
Swenson
Harpers Ferry
Allamakee County
Upper Midwest
Country Heritage Community
Fayette County
Elgin
Gilbertson Nature Center
Turkey River Valley
Luther Students Design Maize Maze With Math Club Help
Luther College mathematics students and the Math Club aided Country Heritage Community in shaping a 3.4 acre Maize Maze based on Effigy Mounds in Allamakee County. Professor Reginald Laursen oversaw contour themed design to match last year’s path mileage, with a two mile shortest route to the center victory bridge.
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Northeast Iowa Bureau
LGI
England
Country Heritage
Iowa
Allamakee County
Luther College
Luther Math Club
Reginald Laursen
Laursen
Victory Bridge
LaVerne Swenson
Effigy Mounds
Maze
Gilbertson Nature Center
Maize Maze Fairgrounds
Bomb hits Merseburg restaurant injuring 16 in Germany
A bomb hidden in a flowerpot exploded outside a Merseburg restaurant injuring 16 people, six seriously. The blast damaged cars and shattered windows, with doctors performing amputations on two victims. Police say professionals likely carried out the attack but found no political motive.
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Merseburg
Siegfried Koch
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Collins Road
Lindale Mall
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