5 (t)hings we’re excited about in Hamilton County, Indiana(Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, Cicero, Sheridan, Atlanta and Arcadia){Hamilton County, Indiana}

1. Food Trails

The City of Carmel has

become a destination for

art seekers and is now

attracting caffeine

cravers as well. The new

Caffeine Trail

launched Jan. 10 at 15

locations serving coffee

and tea.

The Hoosier Pie Trail made headlines in 2015 when it beat the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in a USA Today online contest. Hamilton County stops include Rosie’s Place in Noblesville and Lisa’s Pie Shop in Atlanta.

  The annual celebration of Indiana’s signature sandwich is back for the sixth year. Follow the Tenderloin Trail to 50 restaurants throughout Hamilton County to try the bigger-than-the-bun breaded

pork tenderloin.

2. Treetops

Conner Prairie, Fishers’ living history museum, will open Treetop Outpost, a brand new exhibit, in July. The four-story tree house will be the focal point of the 10,000-square-foot outdoor experience area.

Flat Fork Creek, Hamilton County’s newest, park offers treetop views from tree house perches along two miles of trail and a massive sledding hill. 

Strawtown Koteewi, the 750-acre park that welcomed Indiana’s largest archery-only range in 2015, will add an aerial trail system this spring. Three trails ranging from 15 to 50 feet above the ground will each consist of 12-15 stations.

3. Two hundred:2016 marks Indiana’s Bicentennial and we’re going all out to celebrate. 

Many local attractions will offer Bicentennial events to celebrate Indiana’s birthday through

books, beer, fine arts and theater.

A massive parade of hometown heroes will

commence September 9. The Bicentennial Torch Relay will

travel 2,300 miles through all 92 counties in Indiana before landing at

the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis

Oct. 15.

4. Taps

Craving banana and coffee or ginger and Thai basil? One of

our newest breweries, Deviate Brewing, has garnered national attention for their off-the-wall, small batch beers.

Along with the once-in-200-years

Bicentennial Brew tours, the 

BrewsLine is offering craft beer

tours throughout central Indiana

to local craft breweries.

We’re looking forward to welcoming 

new brews in 2016.Four Day Ray will open in Fishers in

2016. In case you missed it, we welcomed Sun King’s Fishers Tap

Room, Danny Boy Beer Works, Deviate Brewing and Deer Creek

Brewery in 2015.

5. 25 festivals and counting… Our festival calendar for 2016 is already filling up for the summer and fall.