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!

Little Flock Cemetery

Sorry for so many cemeteries back to back but they are all interesting! Little Flock is a special cemetery in that it holds something that I had never seen before, a glass casket! An unmarked grave of a baby lays in the back of the Little Flock cemetery and holds the remains of what was once someone's precious baby. This cemetery was found by mistake but nevertheless an interesting find. Not much can be seen today, however I spoke with the post master at a local post office and she said her husband used to roam that area hunting and he would never forget seeing the small child. Today one can hardly make out bones but it is an interesting find! Apparently this was common, however, this is the first time I have ever seen a cemetery plot covered with glass!




The Little Flock Cemetery is located just south of Foster, take highway 29 and turn south on Hwy 76 towards Purnell. There are 3 sets of bridges about 3 miles south of 29, just over the bridge take the first left possible. The cemetery is about 4-5 miles east off this road. There is a white sign by the highway and a pull in to park, but the gate is locked so you must walk about 1/4th of a mile up a gravel road.

Tidwell Cemetery

The Tidwell Cemetery is located close to Doyle which is between Marlow and Elmore City. This is a neat old cemetery that has stones dating back to the late 1800's. The cemetery is a bit overgrown and in desperate need of a clean up, but it is a wonderful little find! I would highly suggest tennis shoes or boots and blue jeans to go in there because it is over grown and who knows whats in that Oklahoma grass!






It is off the main path, so I would suggest putting the destination into a GPS to find it, it is about 3 miles off the main highway. Travel on Highway 29 just before the Doyle water tower turn north on Poteet Road. The road will turn east, follow it 2-3 miles and it should be on your right or the south side of the road. The sign is visible from the dirt road, but the cemetery its self sits about 1/4th a mile off the road on private land. You can drive over the cattle guard and up a ways until you spot the cemetery then there is a flat place to park while you visit the cemetery.