Mark Kennedy, Associated Press:

More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip’s 75th birthday this summer and fall.

There are very few people alive today who remember a time before Peanuts existed.

They’re custom created by the world’s largest corn maze consulting company, The MAiZE Inc.

I truly enjoy a good name pun. And of course there are corn maze consulting companies.

“All of these events helps keep my dad's legacy alive,” says Jill Schulz, an actor and daughter of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz.

Peanuts has long been one of my favorite strips, and Charles Schulz is a bit of a childhood hero. It was a must-read part of my daily and Sunday comics rotation growing up. A few years after he died, we visited the Schulz Museum, and it was a surprisingly emotional experience. It warms my football-pulling heart that 75 years after his first strip, and nearly a quarter-century after his last, we still celebrate “Sparky” and his wonderful creation.