Screamer zip lines reopen at eXplore BC
VAN BUREN TWP. — EXplore Brown County on Valley Branch Road has reopened its Screamer zip lines. The twin racing zips, once known as the Indy 1220, allow participants to race each other.
Those lines are typically closed from mid-November to late February. During the off-season, staff expanded the platform at the end of the tour. The expanded platform will allow the outdoor adventure center to accommodate bigger groups on these lines at one time.
The Screamer line can be enjoyed as a part of two different tours: the Zip On! Tour and the Screamer Tour. For more information, visit explorebrowncounty.com.
Free mountain bike rides offered first Tuesdays
Trek Women’s Advocate and professional guide Kate Nolan leads women’s mountain bike rides for riders of all skill levels from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on first Tuesdays in Brown County State Park. The next ride will be June 4. Meet in the parking lot closest to the north gate.
While the rides are free, park entrance fees may apply.
For more information, visit dnkpresents.com/event/trek-womens-mountain-bike-ride or call 317-296-4440.
Hard Truth Hills hosting running events
Registration is open for the inaugural Whiskey Chaser Running Festival starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8 on the grounds of the Hard Truth Hills distillery, 418 Old State Road 46.
Discounted registrations are open for the 5K, 10K, or a 20K-relay for two or four people. A new event, the “shot mile,” will begin at 11 a.m. It gives runners a shot of cinnamon vodka for each lap of the one-third-mile-loop around the Hard Truth lake. The “shot mile” can be added to any other registration or taken separately.
A packet pickup and pizza party is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 7 at Big Woods Pizza, 44 N. Van Buren St.
The day of the event, race registration begins at 6 a.m. and an after-party starts at 9:30 a.m.
For more information or to register, visit whiskeychaser10k.com.
