Heritage Tourism brochure This is the cover of the new Carroll County brochure produced by Carroll County Heritage Tourism. A new brochure promoting Carroll County is hot off the press and will be available this week.

It was produced by Carroll County Heritage Tourism, and printed by Q Graphics.

"It's designed to attract people to come to Carroll County and help visitors find things in the county," said Michelle Pearson, chairman of the Heritage Tourism committee.

The theme of the brochure is "Come enjoy Carroll County" for its "history, beauty, adventure, treasures, and flavor."

Pearson said extra attention was paid to a center map to make it "user friendly." The map shows scenic routes to take by driving, canoeing, or biking. It also shows the location of key landmarks and attractions.

"The whole brochure points out interesting places to see, and it lists annual festivals and events," Pearson said. "It shows what we have to offer in the way of educational as well as fun activities."

Just to name a few of the county's attractions, she pointed out four waterways for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking; golf courses; 10 miles of trail system in Delphi and a lighted walking trail in Flora; the Canal Interpretive Center; Adams Mill; and the Carroll County Historical Museum.

She also mentioned the county's two airports, and remarked, "Who would guess that you could sky dive in Carroll County?"

The brochure also highlights the county's architecture, community parks, shopping places, and eateries.

Pearson said the 8 1/2 x 11, fullcolor brochure took about a year to complete. She gave special credit to Judy Berkshire for writing copy, and to Lynn Corson for heading up the ad sales. This is the second tour guide produced by the all-volunteer committee. The first one was in 2003.

"The latest one has double the number of pages, more images, and more graphics to go with the map," she said.

Many of the photos in the brochure came from a contest the committee sponsored a year ago called, "Picture Yourself in Carroll County."

"Funding (for the 2006 brochure) came from paid advertising, $5,000 in EDIT money from the Commissioners, and $1,500 from an Operation Round Up/REMC grant," Pearson said.

The committee had 10,000 brochures printed in 2003, and they ran out, so Pearson said this time they had 15,000 printed.

Distribution begins this week. Pearson said they will be available to the public at town offices, libraries, the Historical Museum, Interpretive Center, Adams Mill, at the advertising businesses, the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce office, etc.

She said besides the County Chamber, others who have expressed interest in handing them out are Camp Tecumseh and the

Carroll County Economic Development Corporation. She added that they will be helpful to new residents of the community.

Pearson said anyone who is hosting a district, regional, or state meeting in Carroll County and would like copies of the brochure to hand out, may pick them up at the County Chamber office - upstairs in the REMC building in Delphi.

Although the brochure targets traveling visitors, Carroll County residents are welcome to pick them up for a handy reference or to give to their visiting guests.

Pearson said Carroll County Heritage Tourism has been organized since 2000, and now functions under the umbrella of Carroll County at the Crossroads and as an arm of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber's Website is scheduled to be up this week, and Pearson said the Heritage Tourism information will be incorporated into that site. For more information, visit www.carrollcountychamber. com or phone 1-866-374-6813 or 765-5646757.