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\"<p>Lyman<\/a>
This year's Lyman Corn Maze celebrates the UConn Women's Basketball team. Photo provided by Gate3 Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of Connecticut\u2019s oldest family businesses is paying tribute to the record-setting success of the UConn Women\u2019s Basketball team.<\/p>\n

Lyman Orchards<\/a> in Middlefield, owned since 1741 by the Lyman family, has designed its 11th Annual Corn Maze to celebrate the back-to-back perfect seasons of the 2010 NCAA champion Huskies. The maze is laid out with images of Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma and Jonathan the Husky, and the words \u201cGo UCONN, 78-0.\u201d The maze is open through Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

The corn maze is an annual attraction for visitors in the late summer and early fall at the 1,100 acre farm, which is known as one of the most scenic areas in the state. Families visit the farm\u2019s orchards to pick apples, peaches, pears, berries, and pumpkins. The site also has two of the finest public golf courses in Connecticut. An admission fee is charged for the maze, with $1 from each ticket donated to the American Cancer Society. Over the past decade, donations have totaled $269,000.<\/p>\n

In the past, the corn maze design has often featured themes related to the farm and its businesses, including golf. In recent years, themes have included topical designs such as ecology and Spider-Man.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we thought about what is unique about Connecticut and known nationally,\u201d said John Lyman III. \u201cIt seemed a great time to highlight the Women\u2019s Basketball team and the 78-0 streak. What they\u2019ve done is pretty remarkable, and it\u2019s something we\u2019re all proud of in Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n

A special feature of the Lyman Orchards maze is a \u201cpassport system\u201d of placards that poses questions about the theme of the design. This year, there are multiple choice questions about UConn women\u2019s basketball. There are also 78 placards highlighting each game of the team\u2019s record-setting winning streak.<\/p>\n

Lyman said that as many as 38,000 people visit the corn maze annually.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope the women\u2019s basketball theme will bring people in from various parts of the state and region and maybe break a new attendance record,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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