You'll Want To Visit This Dreamy Sunflower Field Near Cleveland Before It's Gone For Good
By Nikki Rhoades|Published April 17, 2018
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Nikki Rhoades
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Nikki is a lifelong Ohioan with a love for literature. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Akron and has enjoyed publishing her written work since 2007. She has a love of travel and does so frequently, though she believes that home is where the heart is — she continues to work in and around Cleveland as a digital content specialist to this day, working on everything from commercial scripts and social media posts to grassroots marketing initiatives.
Have you ever seen those gorgeous portraits taken in a field of sunflowers and wondered to yourself, does such a place truly exist? Here in Greater Cleveland, you don’t have to search far for such visual splendor. However, this is the last year that you’ll be able to visit the dreamy destination at the corner of Jaycox and Chester Road in Avon.
Welcome to Northeast Ohio's most stunningly sunshiny destination: Maria's Field of Hope.
This endless sea of yellow was dreamed up to honor Maria McNamara, who passed away in 2007 from a brain tumor. She was seven years old, but her spirit lives on in these thousands of joyful blooms.
While Maria was fighting her own battle, her beautiful soul kept praying for others who faced similar hardships. Her loving spirit lives on and inspires total strangers daily, strengthening our communities and bringing us one step closer to getting rid of cancer for good.
Before you visit the field, you may want to consider volunteering time to help make this year bigger and better than ever. You can volunteer in the field or at other events from Prayers From Maria. For more information, click here.
Though this will be the last year to watch these lovely flowers bloom in Avon, we remain hopeful that another field will appear in the future.
This stunningly magical field is a real-life fairy tale, and you simply must pay it a visit! Though 2018 is the last year to visit the seemingly endless 35-acre site, the future undoubtedly holds something great for this special organization. How are you going to get involved?
