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Salt Lake County’s last working cattle ranch holds a fall festival, including a big corn maze

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune l-r Zehlijah Togafau-fiti, Moala Mamatuki and Nohea Leomiti-moe play on the ranch's farming equipment during a church outing to the 2018 Fall Festival at Cross E Ranch in Salt Lake City, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018.

Attendees at the 2018 Fall Festival at Cross E Ranch in Salt Lake City could fly down a 100-foot mega slide feet first, get lost in a 14-acre corn maze and take a hay ride out to see the cows.

“We’re holding the festival because we love family and agriculture, educating people and having fun at the same time,” said fifth generation farmer Heather Limon, who operates Cross E Ranch with her brother Dalon Hinckley. “We’re also the last working cattle ranch in Salt Lake County.

Limon said the family farm is celebrating its 50th year in operation. General admission includes a trip to the corn maze, mega slides, hay rides, big and little animals, games, jumbo jump pad, horseshoes, corn pits, live music and movies on the barn. With Food, drinks and pumpkins are available for purchase. The festival runs through Oct. 29. More information can be found at www.crosseranch.com.