Posted in 8 Great Towns, Indiana Family Vacation, Indiana Summer Fun, Indiana Weekend Activities, Things To Do Indiana on Jul 27th, 2009
As you may know from our previous blog post, last week the HCCVB had the pleasure of taking Indiana State Tourism blogger, Amy, and her family on a “staycation” of Hamilton County, Indiana.
Although I only tagged along for the Carmel portion of the tour, Amy and her family continued on to Noblesville. Being a native [...]
Posted in Indiana Family Vacation, Indiana Shopping, Indiana Summer Fun, Indiana Weekend Activities on Jul 22nd, 2009
This past week I had the pleasure of taking an Indiana State Tourism blogger, Amy, and her family on a tour of Hamilton County, Indiana. The day was fun and relaxed – we had a delicious breakfast at Bub’s Cafe, strolled the Carmel Arts & Design District, window shopped in the Carmel Antique Mall and [...]
Posted in Contest, Golf Indiana on Jul 22nd, 2009
As many of you may already know, the 2009 US Senior Open is coming to Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana next week (Monday, July 27 – Sunday, August 2). We are excited to watch golf greats such as Tom Watson, Greg Norman and Fuzzy Zoeller take the course. To celebrate our excitement we would like [...]
Posted in Indiana Family Vacation, Indiana Shopping on Jul 16th, 2009
A few weeks ago, I posted about my visit to the Simply Sweet Shoppe in Carmel – it was such a fun trip, but I didn’t have any pictures to show how unique this store is from other shops. WELL, I found some! So they are posted below – enjoy as a preview before making [...]
Posted in Indiana Family Vacation, Special Event Indiana on Jul 13th, 2009
This past Friday, the Sheridan Historical Society hosted an Open House to tour Boxely Cabin – an 1828 log structure that was the refuge of Virginia abolitionist George Boxley, the first white settler in Adams Township. Brenda Bush, from the Sheridan Historical Society, reported back to us on the success (and fun!) of the event:
Circle City Bluegrass [...]
Posted in Indiana Family Vacation, Indiana Summer Fun, Indiana Weekend Activities, Things To Do Indiana on Jul 10th, 2009
1. Dance with friends in the pavilion of Verizon Wireless to some of your favorite songs at the No Doubt concert – Friday, July 10.
2. Looking for a free event that is perfect for the whole family? West Park in Carmel is hosting “Movies in the Park” – Friday, July 10.
3. Buy fresh fruits, veggies, [...]
Posted in Indiana Dining on Jun 29th, 2009
Today I was reading through the 75 Dishes to Crave article in the June Indianapolis Monthly and found my mouth watering… So many things on the list sound absolutely amazing (#38… #66… #69…). After reading #5 on the list I had to muster all of my self-control to NOT drive straight to Matteo’s on the [...]
Posted in Indiana Festivals & Events, Indiana Summer Fun on May 21st, 2009
The Arcadia May Festival is a 2 day action packed annual event that has crafts, a flea market, games, food and a moonwalk (to entertain the young ones or those young at heart). I had the pleasure of going this past weekend and among the rain drops I took in all that the May Festival [...]
Posted in Indiana Dining, Indiana Summer Fun on May 15th, 2009
The first Farmer’s Market of the season is this weekend, and I could not be more excited. One of my favorite things to do in the summer with my family is wake up early and travel to the different Farmer’s Markets in the county. My husband and I strap Christopher into his stroller so we can
easily [...]
Posted in Indiana Family Vacation, Special Event Indiana on May 5th, 2009
Our new Sales Manager, Kori Stark, has been traveling around the county visiting all of our 8 Great Towns. Today she was excited to go to Conner Prairie to see the park for the 1st time. She was also able to watch the Conner Prairie staff unfold the new Balloon and prepare it for inflation tonight. Inflation of this huge [...]
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