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March 3-8, 2022 | The Road to Indianapolis
The Corn Party is an annual gathering of MAiZE family members, who come together for learning and laughter. It's a combination of networking, classroom learning and bus tours that rotates to a new location each year. In 2022 we are excited to make our way through OH and KY to the Hoosier State!
Schedule At-a-Glance
Pre-Conf Road Trip
- March 3 at 3-5 pm - Register in Cincinnati
- March 3 at 7-9 pm - Sunset River Cruise
- March 4 at 8 am - Road trip begins
- March 5 at 9 am - Road trip continues from Lexington, KY
- March 6 at 10 am - Road trip continues from Louisville, KY
- March 6 - Road trip ends in Indianapolis; Vendor show 6-9 pm, Reception with free drinks 5-7:30 pm
A sneak peek at
19 Road Trip & Farm Stops in 4 Days!
Agenda
Road Trip - March 3–6
MARCH 3
4–6 pm Pick up road trip kits at Marriott Cincinnati North
6 pm Boarding begins downtown for river cruise
7–9 pm Optional sunset music & sightseeing river cruise
10–10:30 pm Continue pick up of road trip kits at Marriott
7–7:40 am Registration/pick up road kits and Breakfast
8:00–9:00 am Scavenger hunt at Jungle Jim’s International Market
9:30–10:30 am Niederman Family Farm
11:00–12:15 pm Blooms and Berries
1:30-5:00 pm Ark Encounter & lunch on own
5:45–6:30 pm Bi-Water Farm
HOTEL: Home 2 Suites; 270 Tiger Way, Georgetown, KY
MARCH 5
8:30–9:30 am Evans Orchard
10–10:30 am Kentucky Horse Park
11:00–12:00 am Eckert’s Versailles Orchard
12:50–1:50 pm Gallrein Farms Tour & Lunch
1:55 pm Bulleit Distilling Co (optional)
2:30 pm Explore Louisville with MAiZE friends (some options to pick from: Kentucky Derby, Louisville Slugger, Muhammad Ali Museum)
6-8 pm Networking Night Out/Dinner in Louisville
MARCH 6
9:10 am-9:40 am Joe Huber's Family Farm & Restaurant
9:45 am-12 pm Huber's Orchard, Winery & Vineyard (lunch)
1-2 pm Wilstem Wildlife Park & Safari (optional - book on own)
3-4 pm Lark Ranch Loogootee
4 pm Depart to Embassy Suites Plainfield
Conference - March 6-8
Embassy Suites Plainfield
6089 Clarks Creek Rd.
MARCH 6
5-7 pm - Hotel reception with free drinks for Embassy guests
6–9 pm - Vendor Show
6–9 pm - Conference Registration
MARCH 7
7–8:30 am - Breakfast & Vendor Show
8:30 am–12 pm - Opening Session
12–2 pm - Lunch & Vendor Show
2–6 pm - Breakout Sessions
5-7 pm - Hotel reception with free drinks for Embassy guests
6:30 pm - Dinner, Auction & Awards
MARCH 8
7–8:30 am - Breakfast
8:30 am - Indy Bus Tour
- Beasley's Orchard
- Lark Ranch Greenfield
- Tuttle Orchards
- Conner Prairie
- Trader's Point Creamery (bus 1-2)
- Dull's Tree Farm
7 pm - Arrive back at Embassy Suites
Auction
Purpose
Back in 2014, the Corn Party featured our first-ever silent and live auction, with all the proceeds going to the
Daniel Huffstutler & Dale Herbst Scholarship Fund. The scholarship was originally founded in 2007 and honors
Brett’s former college roommate, Dan Huffstutler - one of our original MAiZE members from Alabama.
In 2018, the name of the scholarship fund was amended in honor of all our parents who have so much
influence in shaping our lives, by including Brett’s father who passed away in 2017.
Scholarship
Since 2007 there have been 71 scholarships awarded to deserving college-bound students who are immediate
members of MAiZE families and/or long-time farm employees. Beginning in 2021, the scholarship program
was expanded to also fund humanitarian efforts, in addition to college/secondary education.
Scholarship winners are determined by the advisory board and typically each receive scholarships valued at $3000.
How to Donate
Attendees & vendors are encouraged to donate any item or service to the silent or live auction to help fund our annual scholarships. Previous donations have included everything from quilts, wine, gift baskets of farm goodies/swag, home decor, beauty products, trips, vendor products & so much more.
To donate, CLICK HERE
Best of the Best
Categories
This year's Corn Party will once again include a Best of the Best contest, recognizing members of our MAiZE family in the following categories:
Best new idea (to be shared at Corn Party)
Best printed marketing material
Best website
Best maze aerial
Best social media campaign or idea
Best video or commercial
Best photo opp
We encourage all of you to enter by our deadline of February 10. The winner of each category will be recognized at the Corn Party. In addition, there will be a Cash Prize of $100 given to one randomly selected person who enters the Best New Idea category.
How to Enter Best Ideas
BEST IDEA
Email photos of your ideas to rilee@themaize.com by March 4. Entries will be shown in the Best Ideas Slideshow at the Corn Party. Please email as many ideas you'd like.
Ideas can range from new attractions, new maze games, alterations to your food operation that increased profitability, new employee hiring/training/incentive ideas, etc. Really anything that either increased revenue, improved the customer experience, improved employee performance or decreased your stress as an owner!
Please include a photo or image visually demonstrating the idea and a brief description of how it helped you to be more successful .
How to Vote for Awards
Many thanks to all those who submitted entries into our Best of the Best award categories. It's time to vote! Please cast your vote by March 6 by clicking on the link below:
Road Trip & Bus Tour
Day 1 - March 4 (car)
Jungle Jim’s International Market - junglejims.com
Niederman Family Farm - niedermanfamilyfarm.com
Blooms and Berries - bloomsandberries.com
Ark Encounter - arkencounter.com
Bi-Water Farm - biwaterfarm.com
VIEW MAP BY CLICKING HERE
* drive yourself
Day 2 - March 5 (car)
Evans Orchard Tour & Dinner - evansorchard.com
Kentucky Horse Park - kyhorsepark.com
Eckert’s Versailles Orchard - eckerts.com/location/versailles-orchard
Gallrein Farms Tour - gallreinfarms.com
Bulleit Distilling Co - bulleit.com
Louisville Free Time (a few options to choose from - book on your own)
- Kentucky Derby - derbymuseum.org
- Louisville Slugger - sluggermuseum.com
- Muhammad Ali Museum - alicenter.org
VIEW MAP BY CLICKING HERE
* drive yourself
Day 3 - March 6 (car)
Joe Huber's Family Farm & Restaurant - joehubers.com
Wilstem Wildlife Park & Safari (book on own) - wilstem.com
Lark Ranch Loogootee - larkranch.com
VIEW MAP BY CLICKING HERE
* drive yourself
Day 5 - March 8 (bus)
Beasley's Orchard - beasleys-orchard.com
Lark Ranch Greenfield - larkranch.com
Tuttle Orchards - indianapolisorchard.com
Conner Prairie - connerprairie.org
Trader's Point (bus 1/2 only)- traderspointcreamery.com
Dull's Tree Farm - dullstreefarm.com
VIEW MAP BY CLICKING HERE
* ride the bus
Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Though we don't have any official stops on our road trip, we will be journeying through portions of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. For those who want to make any of your own stops along the way, below are a couple of the Bourbon Trail locations along our route:
- Town Branch - Lexington, KY
- Woodford Reserve -Versailles, KY
- Bulleit Distilling Co. - Shelbysville, KY
- 5 Louisville locations
CLICK HERE for website info
Speakers/Sessions
Keynote Speakers
Jay Baer - Hug Your Haters
We are excited to announce Jay Baer as our keynote speaker, a renowned business strategist and one of the world’s most inspirational customer experience, customer service, and marketing keynote speakers.If it feels like there are more complaints than ever, and that you’re spending more time and money dealing with negativity and backlash, you’re right. But the rise of customer complaints is actually an enormous opportunity. 80% of companies say they deliver exceptional customer service. 8% of their customers agree. Jay teaches the critical steps necessary to retain and delight customers in this disrupted era when customer service has become a spectator sport.
Elaine Froese - Farm Family Transition Expert
For more than 30 years Elaine Froese has been a sounding board for farm families as they seek to find ways to work together in harmony and prepare the farm for the next generation. As a farmer herself, and mother to the successor of their farm, she understands the culture of agriculture like the back of her hand. As a professional speaker, it’s Elaine's passion to share simple, practical and actionable tools with farm families so they can talk about tough issues and get traction in their farm transition. Her mission is to guide farm families to get unstuck, communicate better, find harmony through understanding, and secure a successful farm transition.
PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS
Want to meet with Elaine for a private consultation during the Corn Party? She's making available a limited number of private sessions, available first-come first-serve. CLICK HERE to book now.
Classroom Learning Sessions
This year's breakout sessions will cover a variety of topics, including food, marketing, online marketing, family transition, employing recruiting/rewarding, and much more.
Exhibitors
Vendor Tradeshow
The annual MAiZE Siteowner’s Conference is a wonderful opportunity to expose your products or services, in a face-to-face setting, with more than 450 of our corn maze operators. Each year, the conference features an intimate vendor display area, where a handful of companies are given permission to share their information with the attendees. Below are the options available for vendors:
- Set up a display - register for an 8x10 booth space where you can share your products/services firsthand. Please email rilee@themaize.com with any questions.
- Submit a flier and/or sample to be included in each attendee's conference registration bag by signing up for the vendor packet.
- Sponsor the Corn Party for added exposure. See opportunities below.
Exhibitor List
Here's a quick peek at the vendors you'll be able to meet & greet at the Corn Party this year:
Agri-Games
Amusement Devices & Mfg LLC
Balster Magic Productions, Inc.
BPS Products Brickyard Marketing
Cadron Creek Play
Cajun Country
Chuck Wagon Old-Fashioned Soda
Cold River Mining Corp
Condiment Cow
Cooper's Mill
Country Home Creations
Customworx of TN
Evergreen Creations LLC
Farmtastic Fun / InCord
Froggy's Fog
HAA (Transworld)
Haas & Wilkerson Insurance
Harris Seeds
Jack O Lantern Journey
Kaliff Insurance
Keycraft Global, Inc
KG Sales Group (Grandpa Joes)
Leavitt Recreation and Hospitality Insurance
Lewis Agritainment
Live Large Distribution, Inc. (Ben's Pretzels)
MacArt Studios
Majestic Trains
Morency & Associates, Inc.
Munchkin Radio
My Farm Marketing by Miller Davis
Neptune Radio
PRIME Karts
Profitable Food Facilities Worldwide
Pumpkins Depot
Roberts Farm
Rocken Graphics
Sandy Creek Mining Company
Savannah Bee Company
Sergeant Poppers Kettle Corn Equipment
Signs of the Season
SimpleTix
South Beach Bubbles
Square
Squire Boone Village
State Fair Mini Donuts
Terrainables
The Jump Pad
The Wright Finish Guy (Low Ropes Course Design)
WDD| Omnify & Omnisquare
WhichWaze, LLC
Winterland Inc.
Wishpets
Wristband Resources
Zodiac Insurance, a World Company
Vendor Registration
Vendor booths are now SOLD OUT. Email rilee@themaize.com to be placed on a waiting list if a booth space opens up.
Auction
Want added exposure, while contributing to a good cause? Click in auction section above to register a live auction item, benefitting the MAiZE's college scholarship fund.
Places to Explore
Day 1: Cincinnati
Tom & Chee restaurant
If you're looking for a fun dinner near the hotel, you may want to head next door to Tom & Chee, serving everything from the original grilled cheese donut to the flying pig! View their menu at https://www.tomandchee.com/menuMello Mushroom restaurant
Another recommendation for a fun dinner destination across from the hotel is Mellow Mushroom, a funky, theme park-inspired pizzeria featuring craft beer, calzones & creative stone-baked pizzas. More info at https://mellowmushroom.com/
Donut Trail
Looking for the perfect donut? You're in luck! Our hotel just happens to be in the heart of the Butler County Donut Trail, home to 13 mom-and-pop donut shops. More info at https://www.gettothebc.com/donut-trail
Day 2: Georgetown/Lexington
Local Feed restaurant
Looking for a local favorite for dinner? Local Feed comes highly recommended and prides itself with a scratch farm to table concept, an ever growing bourbon list and fantastic craft cocktails. More info at https://www.localfeedky.com/
Day 3: New Albany/Louisville
Louisville Slugger - sluggermuseum.com
Kentucky Derby - derbymuseum.org
Muhammad Ali Museum - alicenter.org
New Albany restaurants
Enjoy the charm of historic New Albany, home to our hotel for the night and along the banks of the Ohio River. Check out restaurant options at https://www.explorenewalbany.com/index.php/explore/dining-in-downtown-new-albany-indiana
Day 4: Indianapolis
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Indianapolis is home to the world's largest children's museum, featuring 5 floors of fun and interactive learning. View more info at https://www.childrensmuseum.org/
Registration
Pre-Conference Road Trip
Drive-Yourself Road Trip
- 1 road trip kit per farm
- Meals: daily farm snacks, and lunch on March 5 and 6
- Learning & tours at each stop
- Admission to the Ark Adventure
- Access to in-car learning through Road Trip Radio
For this pre-conf road trip, you will drive yourself in your own cars OR by flying into Cincinnati and renting a car that you'll drop off in Indianapolis.
Book-Your-Own Optional Upgrade
March 3: Music/Sunset Sightseeing Cruise - $27+
Book at bbriverboats.com and use discount code CCY10 to save 10%
March 6: Wilstem Wildlife Park
View options at www.wilstem.com . Call & mention The MAiZE to get group discount.
Indianapolis Conference Cost
FULL ADULT ATTENDEES
Conf + Road Trip: $675
Conference Only: $455
Classroom learning sessions
Registration bag, notebook, name tag, t-shirt
Vendor tradeshow
Lunch on March 7
Dinner on March 7
Farm tour on March 8
Seat on bus, admission for each farm, including lunch/dinner/snacks
CHILD/GUESTS (ages 3+)
Conf + Road Trip: $400
Conference Only: $245
T-shirt
Vendor tradeshow
Lunch on March 7
Dinner on March 7
Farm tour on March 8
Seat on bus, admission for each farm, including lunch/dinner/snacks
*no charge for children 2 and under, sitting on lap & sharing your meal
Registration Link
CLICK HERE to register by February 4.
* registration is refundable (minus a $75 processing fee) until February 4
Meals
March 3: Optional dinner upgrade on sunset cruise
March 4: Breakfast at hotel, lunch on own at Ark, dinner on own
March 5: Breakfast at hotel, lunch provided at Gallrein Farms, dinner on own
March 6: Breakfast at hotel, lunch provided at Hubers, dinner on own, evening drinks provided at hotel
March 7: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner provided
March 8: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner provided
Hotel
Cincinnati, OH - March 3
Marriott Cincinnati North
6189 Muhlhauser Road
West Chester, OH
(513) 874-7335
Block is now closed. Email kamille@themaize.com to see if any rooms are remaining at our block rate of $129/night
*Free parking, wifi and breakfast included
Lexington, KY - March 4
Home 2 Suites Georgetown
270 Tiger Way
Georgetown, KY
(502) 570-4663
CLICK HERE to reserve a room at our block rate of $110/night
*Free parking, wifi and breakfast included
*Block sold out - CLICK HERE to book at our overflow hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, at our block rate of $94.
Louisville, KY - March 5
Hampton Inn New Albany Louisville West
411 W Spring St
New Albany, IN
(812) 945-2771
CLICK HERE to reserve a room at our block rate of $139/night
*Free parking, wifi and breakfast included
*Block sold out - We encourage you to find another hotel in the area and book there. The nearest hotel we are aware of is the Holiday Inn Express - CLICK HERE for their website.
Indianapolis, IN - March 6–9
Embassy Suites Plainfield
6089 Clarks Creek Rd.
Plainfield, IN
(317) 839-1106
CLICK HERE to reserve a room at our block rate of $154/night
*Free parking, wifi and breakfast included
*Embassy block is sold out - CLICK HERE to book at the Hampton Inn, right across the street. Includes complimentary breakfast, wifi, parking.
Where We've Been
Past Locations
2001 Utah
2002 Orlando
2003 Las Vegas
2004 Nashville
2005 Chicago
2006 Bahamas Cruise
2007 Seattle
2008 Lancaster
2009 Houston
2010 Branson
2011 Raleigh
2012 Sacramento
2013 Caribbean Cruise
2014 Atlanta
2015 New York
2016 Arizona
2017 Hawaii
2018 Chicago
2019 Dallas
2020 Orlando
2021 Atlanta
Somewhere you want to go?
We are always looking for suggestions on where to take the Corn Party next. It's a bit of puzzle to piece together the factors that weigh into our decision...weather, rotating to different parts of the country, ability to piece together a good bus or road trip, cost, etc. But if you have somewhere in mind, please let us know!
Sponsors
Many thanks to our Corn Party sponsors for their generous support
Name Tag Sponsor
www.wristband.com
Notebook Sponsor
www.haashow.com
Design Sponsor
www.macartstudios.com
Shirt Sponsor
www.evergreencreationsllc.com
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