Barker Cornfest Scavenger Hunt

03/15/2026

🌽 Cornelius made an appearance at Boozy Bingo tonight! 🍻

Looks like he’s already getting excited for the 2026 Barker Cornfest Scavenger Hunt!

📅 July 18th – July 25th, 2026

Start gathering your crew, come up with a clever team name, and get ready to test your local knowledge and have some fun around town.

👀 Sign-ups will be coming out soon, so keep an eye out!

Who’s ready to hunt? 🌽🔎

01/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year 🎉 from your favorite Corn Man Cornelius! Wishing you a prosperous year ahead!!!

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from our families to yours!

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08/27/2025

A BIG 🌽 thank you to all the amazing teams who joined the 2025 Barker Cornfest Scavenger Hunt! 🎉 Your energy, creativity, and community spirit made it such a fun event. 💛

🥇 1st Place: Somerset Sleuths
🥈 2nd Place: Beauties and the Beez
🥉 3rd Place: Tokin Buffalos
🌽 4th Place: The Corny Couple
🌽 5th Place: Utter Cornage

We appreciate every single one of you for making the Cornfest Hunt unforgettable! 🌽💛

We’ll post some of favorite pictures 📸 and some special finds in the next coming days!

08/26/2025

🌽💛 Thank You to Our 2025 Barker Cornfest Scavenger Hunt Supporters! 💛🌽

The Scavenger Hunt wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity and spirit of our community. A huge thank you to our big donors, MarJim Manor and Mayer Brothers, for providing such wonderful prizes for our winning teams! Your support made this year’s event extra special. 🎉

We also want to recognize and thank the amazing local businesses and organizations who helped bring the hunt to life by serving as clue stops and stamping passports:
✨ MarJim Manor
✨ Mayer Brothers
✨ Golden Hill State Park (celebrating 150 years!)
✨ Harris Farms
✨ Snell’s
✨ Fort Hyde
✨ The Barker Library
✨ Louisiana Cookery
✨ Lower Lake Creamery
✨ JT Precision

Your involvement helped create a fun, family-friendly adventure for everyone who participated. We are so grateful for the community spirit that makes Barker Cornfest such a success year after year!

🌽👏 Cornelius Husk is cheering for all of you — thank you for helping us grow this tradition!

08/07/2025

🔍 Bonus Clue #3 – “Healing the Town, Serving the Nation” 🇺🇸

Somerset’s first to heal the sick,
Also served with honor, strong and quick.
From Civil War days to tending the ill,
His legacy echoes on this hill.
Who was this man who wore two hats—
A doctor and a soldier at that?
Find his name and find his flag,
Flying where honor does not lag.

📸 SNAP a photo of his military tribute flying in town.

08/07/2025

Teams if you would like you can message us with pictures of completed pages of your passport. Just like with your site pictures we will like the picture if it is completed correctly!!

08/05/2025

Bonus clue #2: Honoring our Heroes

Born 4/26/24
16 years served
426th Night Fighters Squadron (Flying Tigers)
97 successful missions
1 Distinguished Flying Cross
Who am I?

You can find my face still hanging around town, come take a picture with me

08/03/2025

Bonus clue #1: Honoring our Heroes

Waves of honor, red, white, and blue,
Stand tall for the brave, the loyal, the true.
Where a soldier’s pride is flown up high,
And “For God and Country” reaches the sky.
Find the flag that proudly shows,
Where the Legion’s founder proudly flies.

08/02/2025

Teams , we just wanted to let you know all pictures that correctly match our site clues will receive a like. Any that are incorrect will not.

08/02/2025

Happy hunting teams!! As promised here is the copy of the map of the district!!

How well do you think you know the Barker School District? Scavenger hunt rules and sign up sheet coming soon!!

08/02/2025

Good morning and happy first day of the 2025 Cornfest Scavenger Hunt! 🌽🔍

We’re kicking things off today, and we’re so excited you’re part of it! 🎉 We kindly ask that at least one team member stop by the Village Gazebo at 3:00 PM this afternoon to pick up your Passports and get a few important details about this week’s hunt.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Happy Hunting! 🕵️‍♂️🌽💛