November 22, 2008
Spooky corn mazes on Long Island
Get out in the fall air and test your skills in one of the ever-expanding corn mazes cropping up on farms, vineyards and orchards in central and eastern Long Island.
It's free to visit these places, but a trip through the maze -- available during the day and at night -- will cost you. (See maze admission prices below.) And when you get tired of walking through the stalks, you can sit and eat some roasted corn, go on a hay ride or do any number of other activities.
Here are a few suggestions:
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F & W Schmitt Family Farms
26 Pinelawn Rd., Melville
631-271-3276
schmittfarms.com
When: 7-11 p.m. weekends through Oct. 31
Cost: $11
By day, Schmitt's large corn maze is perfectly family-friendly (noon-5 p.m., $8), but after dark, older kids and adults can try to find their way through a smaller, much spookier corn maze filled with surprises.
Middle Earth Pumpkin Farm's night maze
137 Sound Ave., Riverhead
631-298-0800
When: Weekends 7-10 p.m.
SPOOKY, BY DAY
Krupski's Vegetable and Pumpkin Farm
38030 Rte. 25, Peconic
631-734-6847
When: Noon-6 p.m. weekends through October, plus Columbus Day
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