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Top 5 Playgrounds in Hendricks County

By on May 20, 2013 in Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, family, Plainfield, recreation

My daughter loved helping me out with this assignment. I love to take her to Hendricks County parks to play on the playground equipment. Avon, Danville, Brownsburg and Plainfield have a lot to offer families when it comes to play areas, and enjoying these wonderful playgrounds is of course free. We also asked our Facebook [...]

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Top 10: Most Popular Hendricks County Trails

By on May 14, 2013 in Amo, Avon, Brownsburg, Coatesville, Danville, family, North Salem, Plainfield, recreation, top 10

I don’t even pretend to be a walker, hiker, biker or horseback rider. So, I’m the last person in the world who should provide our visitors insider advice on the top trails in Hendricks County, Indiana. Lucky for you though, I know who to ask. After extensive research (picking the minds of our amazing Hendricks [...]

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Training for the Mini-Marathon? Hendricks County Has Plenty of Resources

By on March 8, 2013 in Avon, Brownsburg, events, North Salem, Plainfield, recreation

I have been running short distances for the past several years and have finally decided to tackle a half-marathon. This May, I am running the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, then this coming September the Hendricks County Half-Marathon. Since I have never run farther than 3.2 miles (until a few weeks ago) and planned to step [...]

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Local and Lovin’ It: Local Mom Shares Her Hendricks County Favorites

By on February 26, 2013 in attractions, Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, dining, family, Plainfield, recreation

When I visit a new city or town, I always ask a local’s opinion for his/her favorite places, so I developed this regular feature called Local & Lovin’ It hoping visitors to Hendricks County might benefit from the advice of long-time locals. Our latest Local and  Lovin’ It features Carla Gillespie. Carla has lived in [...]

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Hendricks County Parks Offer Cure for Cabin Fever with Upcoming Events

By on January 31, 2013 in attractions, events, family, history & education, North Salem, Plainfield, recreation

As we continue to trudge through winter here in Hendricks County, Indiana, there’s a fever that’s running rampant through my house: Cabin fever. My kids are bouncing off the walls, my wife and I are sick of staring at each other, and if we play one more game of “Uno,” I’m going to scream. Mercifully, [...]

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Top 10: Tips for Planning Your Wedding

By on January 30, 2013 in bridal, how we can help, top 10, towns

This past summer while visiting the Hearst Castle in California, the love of my life asked me to marry him. It was perfect and better then I ever could have imagined. We both love traveling so we knew right away that we wanted to do a destination wedding. We wanted everything to be in a package so we [...]

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Top 10: Places to See Fall Foliage in Hendricks County

By on October 15, 2012 in Amo, Avon, Brownsburg, Coatesville, Danville, fall activities, hikes & bikes, North Salem, Plainfield, top 10

When I talk to friends who’ve lived in other regions of the country, such as California, they consistently say that one thing they missed about Indiana was witnessing the change of seasons in the fall. If you love the brilliant reds, oranges and yellows that grace our trees at this time of year, you’re not [...]

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Bring your camera for a Hendricks County photo safari

By on August 20, 2012 in arts & culture, fall activities, recreation

Each season of the year offers its own range of interesting scenes and subjects to photograph. Whether you’re an aspiring shutterbug or professional photographer, be sure to bring your camera with you when you visit Hendricks County. For great late-summer, early-fall photographs, make use of the nice weather and changing light and focus your efforts [...]

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Stargazing at McCloud Nature Park

By on August 14, 2012 in family, history & education, North Salem, recreation

I will never forget the first time I looked through the eyepiece on a telescope and saw the rings of Saturn with my own two eyes. Sure, I’d been learning about our solar system for years in science class at school, but truly grasping the existence of other planets and celestial bodies can only go [...]

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Learn fly fishing at McCloud Nature Park, Aug. 4

By on July 31, 2012 in family, North Salem, recreation

I’ve enjoyed fishing for a long time, and I recently learned to fly fish. I admit, I love the movie, A River Runs Through It . To me, fly fishing always seemed so relaxing and tranquil. A month or so ago, I completed two fly fishing classes, and now I am looking for more fly fishing [...]

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