When it comes to choosing a variety best suited for the rigors of a corn maze, Mike Shryock of Shryocks Callaway Farms near Columbia, Mo., pays particular attention to stalk strength and standability.

Their Cool Patch Pumpkins corn maze has caused traffic back-ups on Interstate ... They turn this way and that through the rustling 10-foot stalks, laughing when they get lost, and pausing for ...

Corn mazes are a popular fall activity for many families. Navigating twisty paths cut through giant stalks of corn—often ...