One of my favorite summer activities is packing a picnic and spending an afternoon at the park. There’s just something about sitting on a blanket or at a picnic table and enjoying food and drink with family and friends. A picnic doesn’t have to be formal either. When I’m short on time, I go to [...]
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Travel Writer Visits Natural Valley Ranch
An adventure that eventually would lead to Natural Valley Ranch in Brownsburg, Indiana, started with a pair of red cowboy boots. Several years ago, my son who lives in the Western U.S., noticed during my visits to him my admiration for cowboy boots, particularly red ones since that is my favorite color. He offered to [...]

New Forgotten Time Combines History, Paranormal
Growing up in Hendricks County, I have had some basic knowledge of the deep history that we are fortunate enough to have here. I remember in fifth grade doing a whole county history unit in which I learned lots of fun facts to impress adults. My knowledge of the county has continued to grow through [...]

5 Off-the-Beaten-Path Places in Hendricks County
I’m all about doing plenty of research before I visit a new community. I make a list of must-sees, but I also try and add a few off-the-beaten-path places. Here’s a list of five such places that many locals may not even know about, but that I would highly recommend visiting in Hendricks County. 1. Burnett [...]

Top 10: Hendricks County’s Best-Kept Secrets
We recently asked our Facebook community for some ideas on the best-kept secrets in Hendricks County, Indiana. As always, we received some fantastic suggestions. We liked them so much that we decided to share ten with our visitors: Bike Trails in Plainfield – Spring is right around the corner, and it’s about time to dust [...]

5 Ways to Celebrate Presidents’ Day in Hendricks County
Today we celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln by closing down the schools and government offices for Presidents’ Day. (Wait, what? Who’s idea was this?!) If you’re like me, then, you’re taking the day off work to spend with your kids, which brings up the universal question: ”What are we going to [...]

Great Hendricks County Photos of 2012
We are extremely lucky to have such a great group of bloggers. As I looked back on several of the blog posts from 2012, I found that not only are they great at writing but they are also great at photography. I wanted to share some of my favorite Hendricks County photos that they have [...]

Celebrate Veterans Day at Dave’s All-American
When my wife and I moved to Hendricks County in 1999, we asked around to find out about the best places to eat. Among the most popular responses was Dave’s All-American Pizza & Eatery, 1247 W. Main Street in Danville, Indiana. We tried it out, and years later, it’s still one of our favorite places to [...]

Top 10: Most viewed All Access Hendricks County stories
In some ways, it is hard to believe it’s been a year. In other ways — like how far this blog has come — it seems like it has been much longer. Today, the All Access Hendricks County blog commemorates its one-year anniversary, and I, for one, am celebrating. On Nov. 1, 2011, I introduced [...]

Real ghost stories: Five haunted legends of Hendricks County
As a kid, I read every one of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series of novels that I could get my hands on, and I had several collections of ghost stories that I toted to slumber parties. But while I loved being thoroughly creeped out by those stories, knowing they were fictional helped me sleep at night. [...]
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Best Places to Picnic in Hendricks County
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