Edmond Farmers Market

I was visiting my friends in Edmond on Friday and decided that Saturday morning I wanted to visit the Farmers Market. A friend at Oklahoma Christian had told me about the market when I was in school, but alas I never went! Now, I wish I would have!



The market is open from 9-1 on Saturdays, be sure and check the schedule http://edmondok.com/parks/fmp/events before you go, sometimes they have crafts which could be just as exciting! Everything was Oklahoma grown and very reasonably priced! I have to add, I purchased some wine, Peach and Strawberry, while I was there and man oh man were they good! Sadly, the peach fell off the counter and broke but I did get a taste first! The strawberry was amazing and I will be going back for more!





The market is just north of 2nd street off boulevard, so take boulevard north into edmond off 235 until you hit second street, go north past the light and take the first left to park. The market is just on the east side of the tracks! A lovely little find I wish I would have found sooner!

Showman's Rest

The Showman's Rest is located in Hugo, it is an awesome cemetery to visit! This is a special part of the cemetery that has been blocked off for those who have worked with the circus.






Many of the headstones are made to represent what that person did in the tent, or what they meant to the other workers. The cemetery itself is located next to the Hugo elementary school and is about 3 hours off I35 or 2 hours southeast of Ada.

Hugo

I don't really know how to describe Hugo other than eclectic! This was a neat little town with lots of history! Hugo has 5 circus' that winter there so to say the least a lot of the town is wrapped up in the circus, however it wasn't as big of a deal as I expected it to be! I had lunch at the Harvey House Restaurant inside of the old train depot and it was a good price and good food. The depot was also a museum, however I didn't go in simple because of time, but I heard very good things!




We went in hopes of seeing an elephant or two and an elephant we did find after much hunting! The Endangered Ark Foundation just so happened to have one of their "little" friends outside where we could see! I had my friend Lisa and her 3 year old with us and the 3 year old loved seeing the elephant while Lisa and I were more excited about all of the circus signs and old circus trailers that littered some of the grounds.






Never the less this was a really neat trip. I would highly suggest Hugo, but as a group! The Chamber offers group tours that last 2 days and include all sorts of behind the scenes activities including shooting a historic canon!

Hugo is located down in Southeastern Oklahoma near Robbers Cave which is also well worth a visit!

Pauls Valley 4th of July

Pauls Valley's 4th of July festival is peraonlly one of my favorite holiday activities to attend! I always look forward to the 4th of July and getting to celebrate at Thompson with the entire community!






Not only does Pauls Valley have the largest manual firework show from Oklahoma City to Dallas, but they also host the National Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest! Festivities start around 4 pm with the seed contest starting around 4:30. There are bouncy machines for the kids as well as lots of food and drinks all hosted by the Kiwanas club. The fireworks started around 9:45 and last until after 10:30 or so. A great show or fireworks and fun for the entire family!

Lost Lake Wichita Mountains

Lost Lake is out in the heart of the Wichita Mountains. Its a clear lake that offers not only beautiful scenery but also fun fishing!




Built in 1915, Lost Lake offers majority bluegill, largemouth and redear for the fisherman. Enjoy lost lake for a nice hike too! Straight off the highway, just follow the signs!