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On February 1st, the Salt River Indian Community’s Talking Stick Entertainment District rolled out its newest trail, the Talking Stick Sweet Treat Trail. Celebrating sweet eats and treats and the option to spend quality time, with friends and loved ones this February, socially distant of course, the Talking Stick Sweet Treat Trail celebrates small and local businesses and their unique sweet eats. The Salt River Indian Community has several Trails for guests that they have developed over the last 5 years. The Salt River Art Trail highlights local art installations, all of which celebrate life in the desert and the history of the Pima and Maricopa people, the Salt River Tasting Trail, which features unique entrées with Arizona flair, and now, the Talking Stick Sweet Treat Trail which features sweet treats at 13 restaurants, ice cream shops and candy stores within the Talking Stick Entertainment District.
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Whether staying and playing at Great Wolf Lodge Arizona or soaking up history at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River, visitors to the area are seeking unique experiences where they can celebrate local businesses,” said Blessing McAnlis-Vasquez, Tourism Manager for the Salt River Indian Community. “We are thrilled to work with so many creative, local businesses within our Community and hope our guests enjoy the treats on this trail as much as they enjoy creating and serving them.”
The Sweet Treat Trail includes locally inspired favorites like fry bread at Talking Stick Golf Club and caramel filled churros at the District’s newest quick serve restaurant- Rusty Taco, and not to miss new items like the lemon cooler pizza cookie at Barro’s Italian Eatery at the Pavilions at Talking Stick. For a complete list of sweet treats on the Trail, visit TalkingStickArizona.com/sweet-treats.
About the Talking Stick Entertainment District
The Talking Stick Entertainment District is a dynamic area for culture, recreation, shopping, dining and entertainment, conveniently located within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Located at the Pima-101 Freeway and Talking Stick Way, just 20 minutes from Sky Harbor Airport, Talking Stick is home to Talking Stick Resort, Talking Stick Golf Club, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, Pavilions at Talking Stick, iFLY, Butterfly Wonderland, OdySea Aquarium, Top Golf, Panagae: Land of the Dinosaurs, KTR, Octane Raceway, Mavrix, Velocity VR and Imagine 3D Mini-Golf.
About the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community:
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) is represented by two distinct Native American tribes; the Akimel O’odham (River People), more commonly known as the Pima and the -more- Xalychidom Piipaash (People Who Live Toward the Water) commonly known as the Maricopa; both share the same cultural values, but maintain their own unique traditions. Today, more than 10,000 individuals are enrolled Salt River tribal members.
The SRPMIC is bordered by Tempe, Fountain Hills and Mesa and shares a Scottsdale address. The Community owns and operates several successful enterprises including Salt River Materials Group and Saddleback Communication and hospitality enterprises: Talking Stick Resort, Talking Stick Golf Club and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, all within the Talking Stick Entertainment District (TSED), on the northern part of the Community. The culture and the history of the people is an important story to tell and have been interwoven at many of the destination amenities through interior art, building design and landscape.
