Reba McEntire is getting an extra corny tribute this fall, with over 40 farms around the country honoring the country music icon with specially designed corn mazes.
The mazes are located in 24 states including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming and will open to the public on September 16.
Designed by The MAiZE Inc., each maze is around five acres in size and features a different design, many of them including the singer’s face and name as well as country-themed additions like cowboy hats and horseshoes and catchphrases including “raised on Reba” and “country to the core.” You can see a full list of the maze locations and images of their designs HERE, because they all deserve to be fully appreciated.
Reba McEntire Reacts
The McEntire mazes are growing in conjunction with the singer’s upcoming book Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots, and its companion album, Not That Fancy.
“While l admit being in a corn maze is one of the more unique things I’ve ever been invited to be a part of, I couldn’t be more excited to be involved with some of the things that matter most to me — farming, family, and friends,” McEntire said in a statement. “Growing up on a ranch in Oklahoma, I know how important agriculture is, and I love being involved with something that brings more people out to farms across the country for good wholesome fun!”
The mazes are expected to have over a million visitors throughout their tenures, because a pilgrimage to a corn maze modeled after Reba McEntire is a necessary one.
In addition to the mazes themselves, The MAiZE Inc. is also hosting a sweepstakes to celebrate the campaign where one winner will receive a trip for two in Nashville including two tickets to McEntire’s November 5 event, “Not That Fancy: An Evening with Reba & Friends,” at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, as well as a two-night stay at Hotel Fraye.
Not That Fancy Book
McEntire announced her Not That Fancy book and album earlier this year, sharing on the TODAY show that her new book, which will be released on October 10, is “fun” and contains photos, stories and recipes from her Oklahoma restaurant, Reba’s Place. The book’s forward was penned by Garth Brooks.
“Sometimes you have books like autobiographies that are really diving into stuff. This is just a fun book,” McEntire said. “You can look through it, you can read it front to back. It’s got recipes, stories, new pictures people haven’t seen before—talking about my family, my faith, my friends — and then recipes that are from the restaurant in Atoka, Oklahoma called Reba’s Place.”
The Not That Fancy album, releasing on October 6, features stripped-down re-imaginings of some of McEntire’s biggest hits like “Fancy,” “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” and a version of “Does He Love You” with Dolly Parton as well as a new song, “Seven Minutes in Heaven.”
McEntire will celebrate her book and album with “Not That Fancy: An Evening with Reba & Friends,” which is billed as “an evening of stories with Reba at the Mother Church” and will be hosted by McEntire’s former Reba co-star and friend Melissa Peterman.
Additionally, Reba McEntire will take her throne as the queen on the upcoming season of The Voice, which premieres on Monday, September 25 at 8/7c on NBC
