Ele’s Place archive summary
Original source: The State News · September 15, 2003 · Capital Region
Sue and Steve Lonier knew Ele’s Place as parents before they offered their Lansing-area corn maze for EleFest. Their two sons had attended Ele’s Place after the death of their daughter. In September 2003, the family made the maze available so the wider community could gather there.
Reporting for The State News, Don Jordan described an afternoon planned around hayrides, live music by The Chenille Sisters, ice cream, games and the maze itself. Behind the festival announcement was a family making something they already had available to other families.
For another Capital Region parent who returned to Ele’s Place in a new role, read From a Family Group to Facilitating for Others.