Purdue at the Farm Progress Show The Boiler Mazer The Maze on Display

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Farm Progress Show Images

The Farm Progress Show finally arrived on September 25. The Boiler Mazer proved to be a popular stop for visitors to the show. Our crack team of counters estimated that nearly 10,000 men, women and children walked the maze during the three-day event.

The images illustrate some of the goings on of the Boiler Mazer during the Show. The images are in approximate chronological order, but otherwise rather randomly presented.

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Final preparations for the maze opening.

The Purdue blimp and Old Glory flying above the Site-Specific Management Center tent.

Erecting scaffold tower for maze spotters.

Maze masters & tower

Maze masters & tower.

Scaffold tower for maze spotters.

Installing a scavenger hunt stamp station.

A scavenger hunt stamp station.

The inspiration for the Boiler Mazer: the Boilermaker Special.

Cheerful Maze Workers ready for business.

Wonderful aerial photography by Purdue's own Tom Campbell (Ag. Communications), taken from the vantage point of an Indiana State Police helicopter.

Aerial view of maze (9/26/01)

Closer aerial view, note the people in the maze (9/26/01)

Aerial view of 'Tent City' (9/27/01)

The Official Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Boiler Mazer, 25 Sep 2001. In attendance were Lt. Governor Joe Kernan and Vic Lechtenberg, Dean of Purdue's School of Agriculture; as well as many of the twentytwo Maze Masters who worked long and hard on the Boiler Mazer since late last winter.

Dean Lechtenberg, Lt. Governor Kernan, and the Maze Masters.

Dean Lechtenberg and Lt. Governor Kernan.

Dean Lechtenberg, Lt. Governor Kernan, and the Maze Masters.

Maze Master Bob Nielsen, Dean Lechtenberg and Lt. Governor Kernan.

Maze Master Nielsen introducing his fellow Maze Masters.

Maze Masters Sam Parsons and Rick Bradley anxiously awaiting another Golden Kernel award.

Lt. Governor Kernan listening to Maze Master Nielsen describe how they will cut the corn stalks to which the ribbons are tied, rather than the ribbons themselves.

Maze Master Nielsen reassuring the Lt. Governor that he is certified in the use of machetes.

Maze Master Nielsen and Lt. Governor Kernan preparing each other for the event.

Lt. Governor Kernan watching Maze Master Nielsen cutting a corn stalk.

Maze Master Nielsen and Lt. Governor Kernan successfully open the Boiler Mazer to the public.

Maze Master Bob Nielsen and Lt. Governor Joe Kernan.

Selected images taken during the three day Farm Progress Show.

Maze Master Jackie Wilson with Trimble GPS unit and Compaq Ipaq handheld computer, ready to navigate the Boiler Mazer.

A family on a stroll in the maze.

The main entrance to the Boiler Mazer.

Maze Master Thom ready to hand out Boiler Mazer stickers for those successfully exiting the maze.

The Boiler Mazer was fun for all ages.

Some folks insisted on cutting through the corn, so we had to ribbon off some of the breaches in the 'wall'.

These scavenger hunter players successfully located Stop #2.

Folks strolling down a maze path.

Folks strolling down 'South Avenue'.

Walking a maze means making decisions.

A view from atop a watch tower looking across the maze at some of the Purdue tents

Some of the trails seemed a bit narrow.

Maze travelers viewed from a tower.

Maze travelers could check their own height with that of crops and machinery.

The main entrance being prepared for business.

Getting the answer to the question at Scavenger Hunt location #5.

Folks strolling down a maze path.

Maze Worker Goetz on top of a scaffold tower watching for lost travelers.

Fortunately, the weather was dry and the maze paths firm and smooth enough for little red wagons.

More caution ribbon tied across breaches in the maze walls.

Out for a morning stroll.

Maze Master Ross directing traffic from the NE tower.

A view of the main entrance of the maze, looking across the historical display of soybean varieties.

What a way to travel through the maze!

For More Information....

For more information about geospatial technologies for crop production, take a look at Purdue's Site-Specific Management Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.purdue.edu/ssmc

For more information about corn, take a look at the Corn Growers Guidebook on the World Wide Web at http://www.kingcorn.org. For more information about corn mazes, check out the Corny Mazes section of KingCorn.org.

Page design and maintenance by your friendly neighborhood Extension corn specialist. Comments can be directed to him at rnielsen@purdue.edu.

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