Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - 43A

T he theme of this year's 6-acre corn maze at Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley is inspired by what would have been Otis Redding's 75th birthday. Redding, a Georgia native best known for his song, (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," died in a plane crash in 1967. "I knew this year marked Otis' 75th birthday and wanted to follow the lead of the Georgia Department of Economic Development's theme for the state, 'The Year of Georgia Music,' " says Wendy R. Barton, mar- Find a maze near you (Note: This is not a comprehensive list.) Uncle Shuck's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze 4520 Highway 53 E. Dawsonville (770) 772-6223 uncleshucks.com Buford Corn Maze 4470 Bennett Road Buford (678) 835-7198 bufordcornmaze.com Jaemor Farms 5340 Cornelia Highway Alto (770) 869-3999 jaemorfarms.com/corn-maze Lane Southern Orchards 50 Lane Road Fort Valley (800) 277-3224 lanesouthernorchard.com Raisin' Cane 3350 Newsome Road Valdosta (229) 259-2000 bit.ly/2aZnUZu September 2016 Bonus content keting director for Lane Southern Orchards. "What better way to celebrate [Georgia music] than with the iconic Otis Redding?" "I am so honored to see the legacy of my father living on in so many different forms," says Karla ReddingAndrews, the singer's daughter and executive director for the Otis Redding Foundation. "My family loves to see his memory honored in all kinds of ways, and it is so cool to see his face in so many places during this huge 75th birthday year." Mitcham Farm 797 Macedonia Church Road Oxford (770) 855-1530 mitchamfarm.com/corn-maze.php Washington Farms 5691 Hog Mountain Road Bogart (706) 769-0627 washingtonfarms.net/corn-maze Hillside Orchard Farms 105 Mitcham Circle Tiger (706) 782-2776 hillsideorchard.com Mark's Melon Patch 8580 Albany Highway Dawson (229) 698-4750 marksmelonpatch.com The Market at Rutland Farms 5641 Union Road Tifton (229) 386-5111 rutlandfarms.com/family/corn-maze COURTESY OF LANE SOUTHERN ORCHARDS At Lane Orchards, a tribute to Otis Redding (706) 647-6374 therockranch.com Poppell Farms 1765 Hyma Poppell Loop Odum (912) 586-2215 poppellfarms.com Copper Creek Farm 1514 Reeves Station Road S.W. Calhoun (706) 280-5592 coppercreekfarm.com Corn Dawgs 955 Leone Ave. Loganville (770) 786-9000 corndawgs.com Steed's Dairy 4634 Wrightsboro Road Grovetown steedsdairy.com Look for more at georgia-agritourism.org and exploregeorgia.org. The Rock Ranch 5020 Barnesville Highway The Rock More online at www.georgiamagazine.org 43A http://www.therockranch.com http://www.mitchamfarm.com/corn-maze.php http://www.poppellfarms.com http://www.uncleshucks.com http://www.washingtonfarms.net/corn-maze http://www.coppercreekfarm.com http://www.bufordcornmaze.com http://www.hillsideorchard.com http://www.jaemorfarms.com/corn-maze http://www.corndawgs.com http://www.marksmelonpatch.com http://www.steedsdairy.com http://www.lanesouthernorchard.com http://www.georgia-agritourism.org http://www.rutlandfarms.com/family/corn-maze http://www.exploregeorgia.org http://www.bit.ly/2aZnUZu http://www.georgiamagazine.org

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