TERREBONNE —

It was a soggy opening weekend for visitors at the pumpkin patch and corn maze in Terrebonne.

The first day was a little less busy than in past years, said Patti Crooke, who has come on opening day for the last three years.

“We probably would have waited this year because of the rain,” she said. “But my niece and nephew are leaving this afternoon, and we wanted to be able to bring them.”

Connor Crooke, 7, and Kyla Crooke, 5, are visiting with their parents from Portland. Connor said his favorite part of the trip to see his aunt was coming to the corn maze.

Out near Smith Rock, the Central Oregon Pumpkin Co., also known as Smith Rock Ranch, kicked off its annual festivities, which started Saturday and last through Oct. 31.

This year, the theme of the maze is “A Bug’s Life,” featuring corn patterns of characters from the popular Disney-Pixar movie. Outside the maze are other bug-themed props, such as a can of insect repellent.

Each year, the Lisignoli family comes up with a theme and Kendra Lisignoli draws up plans. The plan is then sent to a professional corn maze designer, who turns it into a template. During the summer, the family transfers the template to the corn field.

In addition to the corn maze, visitors can pick out pumpkins for carving and shop for other fall produce, such as apples and squash, in the marketplace.

There is also a large hay sculpture in the shape of a bird that kids and adults can climb into or walk underneath.

The pumpkin company also offers an assortment of family-friendly activities, such as horse-drawn carriage rides, a train with cars shaped like zoo animals, pony rides, archery, golf and the ever-popular pumpkin cannon.

Katie Randall, 11, from Bend, said she came last year and really loved the pumpkin cannon. She had a handful of tokens and planned to use most of them for the pumpkin cannon.

“It’s so cool,” she said. “It makes an awesome noise, and they go so far.”

Visitors can purchase tokens — the cost is $2.50 apiece or in a package for a lesser price per token — that allow access to these activities.

For more information about the pumpkin patch and maze, visit www.pumpkinco .com.