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20 farms carve Dolly Parton corn mazes for charity
Hindustan Times··16 Sept
Twenty farms in the United States and Canada built corn mazes honouring Dolly Parton to fund her Imagination Library free-book programme. Parton died of cancer in Nashville on August 25 at age 80. Utah-based The Maize Inc. designed the tributes in its annual country music maze series. One sits by Twins BBQ in Brookfield, Connecticut.
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What It Means For You
- Families visiting participating farms can donate to Imagination Library book programs through maze events.
- Rural tourism operators may see autumn traffic where Parton-themed trivia and photo ops are offered.
- Children in Imagination Library regions continue receiving free books funded by the charity Parton founded.
What's Happening
- Twenty farms carved large mazes honouring the singer, actor and philanthropist.
- The Maize Inc. had planned the tributes before Parton's death intensified their significance.
- Previous maze honorees included Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson.
Parton tributes beyond music streams
- Parton grew up poor in rural Tennessee before global stardom.
- Tributes after her death included calls to rename Nashville's airport in her honour.
- Online streams of hits such as Jolene and 9 to 5 surged after her passing.
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