Dazed by mazes; Labyrinths in cornfields, parks have visitors going in circles.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(COVER STORY)

From: The Washington Times | Date: September 5, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Stewart, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

There are times that Dave Phillips gets lost in his own mazes. "I love to go in there with people," says Mr. Phillips, of White Hall. "I like to go inside my own mazes and get turned around. It's a great thrill for me when another one opens, and people go inside it for the first time. Sometimes I just have to do it with them."

Mr. Phillips has been designing corn mazes (or maizes, as some farm owners like...

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