We’ve been getting so much rain this fall, (it’s actually raining now while I’m writing this) so we try our best to enjoy outside activities whenever we can. Like I said previously in my October Recap, it was in the third week of October when we went to Eliada to enjoy their corn maze. It was chilly that day, but at least the sun was shining.
Located in Asheville, North Carolina, Eliada Home was originally established as a haven for unwed mothers in 1903 by the Reverend Lucius B. Compton. By 1906, there were so many occupants – unwanted kids left behind – that Reverend Compton located a few acres of land and opened an orphanage, naming it Eliada Home, Eliada referring to one of King David’s sons; in Hebrew, Eliada means “one for whom God cares.” In the past years, Eliada has went from an orphanage/dormitory setting to a family oriented residential care facility as well as focusing on foster care.
Over the years, the staff and children maintained the facility by selling milk and eggs provided by the cows and chickens they raised, growing and canning the produce they didn’t sell and doing all the maintenance on the grounds and buildings themselves. To this day, returning alumni still call their former home “The Farm.”
The Eliada Corn Maze is the largest corn maze in North Carolina. At first I thought it was located in a nearby town outside of Asheville until the husband told me it was actually within the city limits. We’ve been to corn mazes before, but we always opt to visit a new one each year. This is our third corn maze experience (first HERE and second HERE), and just like the first two corn maze experiences that we had before, we had fun!
The Eliada Corn Maze is composed of four different corn mazes. If you look at the map to the right, you can see four different colors that signifies the four different corn mazes, each larger than the other. We took the largest one first (green color) and thought we would be able to do the four. But it was so large that the hubs and I were out of breath after finishing it. So, the little one went and did the smallest corn maze (red color) by himself. Brave little one!
Just starting the journey right here and we got lost at some point, but at least we found our way back to where we started.
We had a little map and checked in at every check point that we saw. There’s the hubs right there punching a hole in our map so we would know that we’d been there and we’re following the right path.
Eliada doesn’t only have a corn maze. They also have a slide that both kids and adults alike could enjoy, a bouncing pillow, a hay ride, and a hay maze.
They also had corn cannons and those human-looking figures that you see are the targets.
In efforts to continue providing their many services which caters to helping children, they host the corn maze as an annual fundraiser, which means that going to Eliada is like killing two birds with one stone: you get to have fun, and you get to help in their fundraising too. Isn’t that great?
Corn mazes are so much fun. Our family goes to at least a couple of them every year.
We have gone to a few corn mazes and we have always loved going. I worry that I will get lost and never find my way out! LOL, but my son and hubby are more adventurous than I am!
We love doing corn mazes. We have a million of them around here, but only do one per year because it takes HOURS to find our way out.
Corn mazes are so fun! And this looks like a super fun one! Love it!
I never hard of corn maze games before, but they sure look like lots of fun 😀
Ah this sounds great. We haven’t managed to make it to a corn maze this year. This corn maze looks so cool and I’m glad it raises funds for those kids!
I’ve always wanted to go through a corn maze and do a hay ride. I haven’t found anywhere near me that has these experiences. They look so fun
I really wanted to this but we were moving and things were crazy. We have been doing this for the past couple years and it is so much fun. We will for sure go next year.
This would be so much fun! I loved mazes when I was younger and I wish I could do more of them right now. Too bad I live far from Asheville. Thanks for sharing your experience.
What a lovely day to spend outdoors. The corn maze looks so fun. I wish there is one near us.
We didn’t do a corn maze this year but plan on going back to one next year. I remember my son got lost in one a few years ago.
That is the one thing we didn’t do this year. We missed out on going through a corn maze. This one looks fantastic too.
Confession- I have never been to a corn maze before but this one looks like so much fun!! I need to make that happen next fall!!
Good thing they develop something like this. Looks like fun! If there’s something like this near, I’ll sure do try it.
Corn mazes and pumpkin patches are my favorite part of fall! I am so sad that that time of the year is already over. But I am excited to welcome Christmas.
Awww binatilyo na si Yogi sis. We failed to go to a farm this year. The weather is not that geat over here.
I find corn mazes just fascinating. I would love to visit one in my area one day.
This looks like so much fun! I have yet to take-in a corn maze!
This is really an awesome corn maze indeed. I would love to visit it some day because I have never been to a corn maze. It looks like it would be fun for the whole family.
Looks so fun. Eliada is my niece’s name. So weird because I have never heard the name before. It seems like forever ago we were at the pumpkin farm.
This looks like fun, we didn’t make it the farm this year. The corn maze is the kids favorite part of the trip.
OMG how fun! I haven’t been to a corn maze in years. I really should fix that.
I do love a good maze and corn mazes are a lot of fun. Sounds like you had a great day Kat I http://www.beautifullytravelled.com
We went to a corn maze the other weekend and had a blast!! I love doing things like that!
Great corn maze. We went to one once and it started raining and we couldn’t find our way out lol. This one looks really fun.
I have actually never been to a corn maze, but it sounds like a wonderful idea. I know that my family and I’d most likely love it.
That does look like a great time. The human looking targets made me laugh.
Never been to a pumpkin patch or corn maze. I’d love to visit, would be great for pictures.
I would love to go through a corn maze in person. I have only ever seen them on TV shows and they looked like a lot of fun.
Ah how fun! We’ve never been to a corn maze before and I think my kids would have a blast. Looks like a great, fun time!
Hehe I’ve always been afraid to visit a corn maze because it reminds me so much of the movie Children of the Corn. Might give it a try one day.
Oh how fun! I wish we could do a corn maze this year. Will have to find some near us next year
What a cool maze! I bet it’s nice to be out there! I bet you hear lots of giggles though!