Guinness: Great Kamouraska Labyrinth breaks all records

The Grand Labyrinth Kamourasca in La Pocatière has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest traditional corn maze three years after its first attempt.

“This is a real success for us! We hoped for it, but we no longer believe it. We know we have good competition! Says Luc Pelletier, the instigator of the project.

Its seasonal maze is cut in more than 266,000 square meters of cornfield and equipped with 21 kilometers of long routes, the famous organization that has been keeping records since 1955, recognized on Tuesday.

This year, its closest competitor is Stony Brook Farms in Foley, Minnesota. And with almost twice the area of ​​Kamouraska, it seemed well-placed to win the honours.

“But it doesn’t meet the very strict Guinness Records standards,” Pelletier said, referring to trails that are not always the same size, sometimes too wide and not enough dead ends.

Global recognition

After failing to get into the popular book in 2019, the man wanted to make sure he did things right this year. For more than two months, he hauled miles of corn by hand with his wife and daughters.

“I told myself that to have a record, it would have to hurt a little. And it did!” he said with a laugh.

If Luc Pelletier starts this ambitious project from 2016, he wants to “leave his mark on the world and give something to his daughters”. But we recognize his small town of La Pocatière internationally.

“This week, an article appeared in France talking about our labyrinth. To be able to shine like that, it really warms my heart! he exults.

Always bigger

Since the first edition, in 2016, Luc Pelletier estimates that more than 100,000 “lost people” have visited his work along Route 132. Although he doesn’t have exact data yet, he believes it’s getting more visitors than ever. the year

With traffic expected to increase again next year, he believes he will try again to beat the area record he just broke.

“Recorded to lose, we are condemned to expand! The new plan aims for 283,000 square meters next year,” said the father.