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On this week's Discover Oklahoma: Vacation in your own neighborhood! From that state park just up the road you've been meaning to visit, to stops you've driven past a million times.
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Location: World of Wings Pigeon Museum in Oklahoma City
Beavers Bend Folk Festival & Craft Show
Contact: The Forest Heritage Center 580-494-6497
www.beaversbend.com
There are millions of reasons to visit southeast Oklahoma this time of year and the Beavers Bend Folk Festival & Craft Show should be at the top of your list. This festival recalls a simpler time in America and that is something we should all take time to savor in these modern times.
November 13-15, 2009
Beaver's Bend State Park
(main entrance is seven miles north of Broken Bow on US-259A)
East Central University and the Ada Arts District in Ada
Contact:
Every poll that rates and ranks the quality of life of an area takes into consideration the presence of the arts. With that in mind, the quality of life in Ada may be off the charts. Pottery… media arts… music… visual arts, just to name a few, are on the curriculum at ECU and the artistic influence has spilled out onto the streets of Ada. So how about a day trip to Ada’s emerging arts district?
You might enjoy:
Vintage 22 Wine & Dessert Bar
800 E. Main
580-310-9806
Thurs-Sat, 4p-2a
Georgia Pugh, Folk Artist in Weleetka
Contact: 405-786-2195
This inspired African American folk artist creates scenes or vignettes in which she preserves memories of historic black cultural life through her sculpted dolls.
701 E 1 St
Weleetka, OK 74880
Two Frogs Grill in Ardmore
Contact: 580-226-FROG
www.twofrogsgrill.com
There is a jumpin' little joint in Ardmore that was voted to have the "Best Baby Back Ribs in the State" by the Daily Oklahoman. And the rest of the menu is pretty darn good too...
Open Mon-Sat, 11a-10p
Sunday, 11a-9p
2646 W. Broadway
Ardmore, OK
(I-35, exit 31-A)
World of Wings Pigeon Museum in Oklahoma City
Contact: Randy Goodpasture, Director 405-478-5155
www.pigeoncenter,org
Pigeons have been used as a reliable means of communication for centuries. The Persian King Cyrus, the Greeks and Julius Caesar used homing pigeons to carry important messages. This museum is packed with displays and information on these birds and their importance to mankind through the ages.
Open Mon-Fri, 9a-5p
And by appointment on weekends
toll-free 1-800-882-1586
2300 N.E 63rd St
Oklahoma City, Ok 73111
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Location: Haunted Woods in Jones
Cave House in Tulsa
Contact: Linda Collier, Owner 918-378-1952
www.cavehousetulsa.com
Just a few blocks west of downtown Tulsa is perhaps one of Tulsa’s best-known buildings… It’s a curiosity known as the Cave House… or sometimes the Flintstone House. The structure is what remains of the novel Cave Garden Restaurant, the remnants of a 1920's speakeasy...
“I’ve always wanted to see the inside” tours
Sat 12-5
1623 Charles Page Blvd.
Tulsa, OK
Mikles Family Farm in Shawnee
Contact: Tom Mikles, owner 405-401-8217
www.miklesfamilyfarm.com
Whether your family prefers a gentle search for the great pumpkin… a spooky adventure through a haunted maze… or simply some snuggle time around a glowing campfire… the Mikles Family Farm in Shawnee has it…and promises to have you coming back for s’more…
42610 N Wolverine
Shawnee, OK 74804
Old Santa Fe Depot, Guthrie's Haunted Depot
Contact: 405- 260-0700
www.theoldsantafedepotofguthrie.com
Can you imagine anything creepier than wandering around the Old Santa Fe Depot in Guthrie at midnight, hunting for a ghost? Join us...
409 W. Oklahoma
Guthrie, OK
River's Edge Cottages - Smithville
Contact: Tim & Suzy Knapp 580-244-7296
riversedgecottages.com
A secluded, peaceful setting, with a Smoky Mountain view in georgeous southern Oklahoma. It's an amazing getaway,to make lasting memories. It's ideal for families, couples or even large groups. The cabins are scattered across the wooded acreages so you don't feel crowded.
by reservation
Shortgrass Playhouse Ghost in Hobart
Contact: Kathy Lankford, Vice President of Shortgrass Playhouse 580-726-2341
Things that go bump in the night... stage curtains that open and close on their own... and a ghost named Charlie are to be found at Hobart's Shortgrass Playhouse.
Shortgrass Playhouse
103 1/2 E 3rd St
Hobart, OK 73651
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Location: Milke's Family Farm in Shawnee
Enid Symphony Ghost in Enid
Contact: 580-237-9646
enidsymphony.uniqhorns.com/
As St. Saens Danse Macabre is performed at the Enid Symphony on All Hallow Eve, is there a chance you might have a ghostly encounter as you pass through the lobby of this lovely old haunted building?
301 West Broadway
Enid, Oklahoma 73701
Ghouls Gone Wild in Oklahoma City
Contact:
www.ghoulsgonewildokc.com
On the eve of October 24th, come witness one of the most arresting sights imaginable... as a thousand torch-bearing skeletons march through the streets of downtown Oklahoma City. This eerie and spine-tingling Halloween extravaganza begins 7 p.m.
The parade route is the same as last year: one mile long, beginning at 11th and Walker and going south to 10th, east to Broadway and south again to 3rd Street. An "after" party will be happening at the end of the parade in the "Field of Screams."
Gazette's Ghouls Gone Wild
PO Box 54649
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
Jo's Famous Pizza in Purcell
Contact: Kathy Andrews, Business Manager 405-527-2379
www.josfamouspizza.com
Established in 1962, this pizza palace came up with an idea that continues as a tradition today. Each pizza is custom made for each individual customer. It's not your run of the mill cookie cutter kind of pizza. And their customers like it that way... that's why they've been in business 47 years. And if you live in the OKC metro area, you'll be glad to know that they have opened a second location in Edmond.
Mon-Sat, 11a-11p
1438 S Green Ave.
Purcell, OK
900 S Kelly Ave
Edmond, OK
405-340-7070
P_Bar Farms in Hydro
Contact: Loren Liebscher, co-owner 580-772-4401
Pbarfarms.com
By day, this is wonderful fall adventure with hayrides, a pumpkin patch and lots of kid-friendly activities, but as the sun sets, the corn maze is enveloped in darkness and you will begin to hear screams from those poor lost souls in that scary maze.
Mon-Wed: Call for reservations
Thurs-Fri: 6p-10p
Sat: 10a-10p
P_Bar Farms
1002 Old 66 Rd
Hydro OK 73048
Spook Lights in Quapaw
Contact: Miami Chamber of Commerce (918) 542-4481
www.miamiokchamber.com
Come nightfall...it can be one of the spookiest spots in the state. Learn the legend and decide for yourself... go for a glimpse of the "spook light".
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Location: Bricktown & Oklahoma City National Memorial
Bricktown Round-up
Contact:
www.bricktownokc.com
What's not to like about Bricktown? You've got the canal, watertaxis, great food and clubs, baseball, theatres, shopping... and now all this is being encompassed with urban living space. What are you waiting for? Come on down!
Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante and Bar
Contact: 405-235-4410
www.nonnas.com
Nonna's is a special place, with it's delectable menu and wonderful ambience, but one of the reasons this is so tasty is it's all the produce is brought in daily, fresh from their own farm. Avis Scaramucci oversees every aspect of this restaurant with the same caring manner... and you can taste it in every bite.
1 Mickey Mantle Dr.
Oklahoma City
OKC Museum Round-up
Contact:
Dino Lalli takes you on a whirlwind tour of several Oklahoma City museums. We're sure you'll want to try your tour at a much slower pace.
The museums visited in this segment were:
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma heritage Center
Oklahoma History Center
Science Museum Okalhoma
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
For more information go to www.travelok.com or call 1-800-652-6552.
OKC Neighborhood Round-up
Contact:
How about a stay-cation in Oklahoma City? You can plan a day trip to The Paseo, tour the galleries and dine; or cowboy up in Stockyards City... you can buy some duds then mosey on over to Cattlemen's for some grub; or maybe you're in the mood for some local fair at intimate little bistros and boutiques, then you'll be delighted with Western Avenue. Who says you have to "get out of town" for a good time?
For assitance in planning a stay-cation go to www.travelok.com or call 1-800-652-6552.
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
Contact: 405-235-3313
www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org
Being a TV reporter at the time, Jenifer Reynolds was profoundly affected by the events of April 19, 1995. Join her on her first visit inside this museum.
620 N. Harvey
Oklahoma City
405-235-3313
Mon-Sat, 9a-6p
Sun, 1p-6p
Oklahoma River Fun
Contact: 405-297-2211
www.okc.gov/parks
With a total of 13 miles on the north and south sides of the Oklahoma River, you have plenty of space for biking, running, walking, or just standing still and fishing. You can take a river cruise, or rent a kayak, or just lay back and watch one of the many events that happen here. Is this a great city or what?
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Contact: Shel Wagner - Producer
DiscoverOklahoma@TravelOK.com
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Health's Discover Oklahoma is shown Saturdays at 6:30 pm
on KOTV-6 in Tulsa, KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City, and KSWO-7 in Lawton.
Also check local listings for show times on these cable outlets:
Cox Communications in OKC, Tulsa, Muskogee, and McAlester, CUTV
in Lawton, KWEM-TV in Stillwater, Edmond Cable, Fort Sill in
Lawton, WIRE-TV in Norman, KOMI-TV in Woodward, CMS in Ponca
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