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From conception to completion, the creation of POPS took about three years. Now it’s safe to say the final product will be timeless for generations to come.


Doepke says POPS plans to keep prices affordable for families. The average meal at the diner costs about four to six dollars, with no dinner higher than $8.50. Central Rural Electric Coopera-


tive member Matthew Morgan ap- preciates how the past enriches the future of what Frontier Country has to offer.


“What’s special about Oklahoma right now is that we have a wonder- ful balance of established and fresh entertainment; the historic feel of Route 66 with places like POPS, and also with the OKC Thunder in town have brought a new kind of energy and certainly more business back to the Bricktown area.”


Thundering in OKC The Thunder offi cially rolled into the Metro Oklahoma City area in 2008, booming central Oklahoma with top talent and electrifying en- tertainment. Patrick Grace, Oklahoma Elec- tric Cooperative member, has been a season ticket holder for the past two seasons. After going to a few games the first season, he says he saw a spark start with Kevin Durant and knew he wanted to get in early on what has proven to be a success- ful team.


“There’s something you’re glad you showed up to see that’s really special,” Grace says. “Oklahoma City has quite a reputation for be- ing one of the best atmospheres in the NBA and that’s certainly true, especially in the playoffs.” Frontier Country offers several professional sport outlets to choose from including the Oklahoma City Redhawks baseball franchise, the Barons hockey franchise and high- performance river sports.


Fun at the River


A short walk away in the heart of downtown runs the Oklahoma Riv- er, a uniquely positioned hotspot for discovering new adventures. The “Boathouse District,” one of the world’s premier sites for rowing, canoeing and kayaking, includes the Devon Energy Boathouse and the Chesapeake Boathouse on the


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Oklahoma River and the Route 66 Boathouse located on the east shore of Lake Overholser. “The corporate community and civic leadership have embraced the potential we have at the Oklaho- ma River for being an internation- ally known destination for water sports,” Sherry Andrusiak, Okla- homa City Boathouse Foundation director of media relations, says. Purchase an Adventure Saturday pass for $40 for adults or $20 for kids ages 8-12 and spend the day paddle boating, dragon boating, canoeing, rowing, kayaking or bike riding on the Oklahoma River trails. Take a load off from a long day and set sail for a romantic moonlight paddle or join a guided expedition down the river.


Amber Williams says she enjoyed a river cruise with her family for a reunion.


“It was so laid back and fun, I wasn’t even ready to get off,” Wil- liams says. “I just wanted to stay on it and talk.“


As a part of the MAPS 3 project, the Boathouse Foundation will soon begin building a white water rafting and kayaking center. Con- struction will also begin on the SandRidge Energy Youth Pavilion, a 16,000-square-foot adventure area full of activities like indoor surfi ng. Andrusiak says the plan also in- cludes the 75-foot “Sky Trail,” the world’s tallest outdoor ropes course and rock climbing wall.


“What we have here is unique in that all these services are open to the public,” Andrusiak says. “There are so many opportunities for people to have fun and get fi t.”


Making Memories


Rogers says the plan for Frontier Country is to get fi t for the future. Construction is currently underway for widening sidewalks and making it easier to move around on foot. The Frontier Country Marketing Association says their mission is to help provide families with the dis- counts they need to explore central Oklahoma. Coupons like “Trips on a Tankful” include deals on hotels and area attractions.


“Come here and make memories,”


Rogers says. “It’s all about making the memories; memories to last a lifetime.”


To learn more about Frontier Country, or to grab a deal for your family, visit www.oktourism.com.


ATTRACTIONS ✓ CHANDLER


Chandler Route 66 Interpretive Center


✓ CHICKASHA Festival of Light Muscle Car Ranch Rock Island Depot Territorial Jail


✓ EDMOND Arcadia Lake


Edmond Historical Society Museum Mitchell Hall Theater UCO Jazz Lab


✓ EL RENO


Festivities at the Old Post Offi ce Fort Reno


Heritage Express Trolley


Trolley Town Music Hall


✓ GUTHRIE Double Stop Fiddle Shop


First Capitol Trolley Lazy E Arena


Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum


Oklahoma Territorial Museum Pollard Theatre


State Capitol Publish- ing Museum


✓ MARSHALL Daze in a Maze


✓ MIDWEST CITY Charles B. Hall Memo- rial Air Park


Atkinson Heritage Center


✓ MOORE Warren Theatre


Yellow Rose Dinner Theater


✓ NORMAN Andy Alligator’s Fun Park


Campus Corner Dis- trict


Cleveland County His- torical Museum


Firehouse Art Center


Fred Jones Museum of Art


Jacobson House Native Art Center


Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History


Sooner Theater


Western History Col- lections Westwood Water Park


✓ OKLAHOMA CITY


American Banjo Mu- seum An Affair of the Heart Bricktown Frontier City


Gaylord-Pickens Okahoma Heritage Museum


Harn Homestead & 1889ers Museum


Henry Overholser Mansion


International Finals Rodeo


Lyric Theater Museum of Osteology


Myriad Botannical Gardens


National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum


National Reining Horse Association


National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum


Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots


Oklahoma City Mu- seum of Art


Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum


Oklahoma City Phil- harmonic


OKC RedHawks OKC Zoo


Oklahoma Firefi ghters Museum


Oklahoma History Center


Oklahoma Railway Museum


Oklahoma River Cruises


Shakespeare in the Park


OmniDome Theatre at Science Museum Oklahoma


Orr Family Farm Red Earth Museum


RedPin Restaurant & Bowling Lounge Stockyards City White Water Bay


✓ SEMINOLE


Jasmine Moran Chil- dren’s Museum


Made in Oklahoma Festival


Oklahoma Oil Mu- seum


✓ SHAWNEE


Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Parsons Vineyard


Santa Fe Depot Mu- seum Shawnee Little Theatre


Wilwind Vineyards and Winery


✓ STILLWATER Eskimo Joe’s Print Shop


Gardiner Art Gallery


National Wrestling Hall of Fame


OSU Botanical Gar- dens


Oklahoma Museum of Higher Education


Sheerar Museum


Washington Irving Trail Museum


Woodland Park Vine- yard


✓ STROUD Stable Ridge Winery Tatanka Ranch


✓ YUKON


Central Oklahoma Ballet Express Clydesdales


Yukon Museum of Arts and Culture OL


Boathouse district. Photo by Georgia Read


Bricktown Ballpark. Photo by Frontier Marketing Association


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