Maze Celebrates Manitoba’s 150th

The snow maze created by Clint Masse and his family at St. Adolphe’s A Maze in Corn reopened on January 3 with even more fun in store. In 2019, the activity drew more than 12,000 visitors and the maze was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest snow maze.

This year’s theme is the 150th anniversary of Manitoba’s entry into the Canadian Confederation.

For the occasion, a host of snow sculptures will be scattered throughout the maze, including the famous bison – the provincial symbol – and polar bears, given that Churchill, Manitoba is the polar bear capital of the world. There will also be three new theme shelters.

Clint Masse, who designed the maze, describes what’s new this year: “We’ve introduced some new features that are sure to be popular with visitors, including igloos and three snow shelters: an ice bar, a movie theatre and a shelter with a Franco-Métis theme.”

“It was important for me to showcase the Francophone and Métis side of Manitoba, because it represents our culture. We wanted to celebrate our heritage. There will also be snow sculptures related to the Franco-Métis theme inside the structure.”

More than 50 people were involved in creating the 2020 maze. “It takes a lot of people to build a maze this big, and there are a lot of different jobs to do!,” says Masse.

Clint Masse hopes to keep his maze open to the public until mid-March, before the snow begins to melt. “Receiving 12,000-plus visitors in 2019 was a dream come true. I hope to repeat the experience again this year.”

Families will also be able to go horseback riding around the maze on weekends, as in 2019.