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Totem Pole Park

World's Largest Totem Pole"

Folk-artist, Ed Galloway, spent his retirement years building a unique park, a monument to the American Indian from stone, concrete and his imagination.
The center piece is a giant Totem Pole building supported by an enormous concrete turtle. Nearby is a "Fiddle House" in which were displayed hundreds of Galloway's hand-carved violins.
Roadside tables supported by small concrete totems invite the travelers to picnic in the shadow of the Totem Pole.

In earlier years, Galloway taught wood-working to the children living at the Charles Page Home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
He was well-known for his elaborately carved furniture, violins and wood pictures, many of which he displayed at the Park previous to 1962.

The Totem Pole Park Project has purchased 71/2 acres to expand the Park to include parking and picnic areas.
The Totem Pole is one of Oklahoma's Landmarks and has been featured in several important articles and books on environmental folk art as "The World's Largest Totem Pole."

The public is encouraged to visit.
Group tours can be arranged.

No Admission

Open Daylight Hours

4 miles east of junction Route 66 and Oklahoma Highway 28A, near Foyil; northeast of Claremore

918-342-9149

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Foyil Area Events
June 27th	Blake Bolerjack Concert Claremore, Oklahoma
June 28th	Kids Fishing Derby Claremore, Oklahoma
May 22nd	Annual PRCA Will Rogers Stampede Rodeo Claremore, Oklahoma
May 30th	Relay For Life Claremore, Oklahoma
May 31st	Cowboy Poet & Balladeer Gathering Claremore, Oklahoma
November 29th	Claremore Christmas Parade Claremore, Oklahoma
October 31st	Annual Arts, Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles Show Claremore, Oklahoma
September 4th	Annual Bluegrass & Chili Festival Claremore, Oklahoma

 

Claremore

Will Rogers Memorial Museum

1720 West Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, Oklahoma 74017

(918) 341-0719 or 1-800-324-9455

Open 365 Days a Year: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission by voluntary contributions.

Nine galleries. Three theaters. Interactive television.
Special children's museum.

Welcome to Our School

Claremore Beauty College, located in the heart of historic Claremore, Oklahoma, is a leader in training both male and female cosmetologists. Since 1969, hundreds of our students have graduated and have gone on to successful and exciting careers. We place emphasis on how to be successful in the salon and how to create the lifestyle that you desire. We urge you to contact us today to find out how we can help you achieve your goal.

 

 

Catoosa

The Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma, was created as an anniversary present. See more pictures of roadside attractions.

As you leave Claremore heading to Catoosa and Tulsa along the Route 66, you will soon pass over two huge steel truss bridges that cross the Verdigris River.
Both bridges served original Route 66 travelers but were built more than 20 years apart.
The first bridge (now the westbound bridge) was built in 1936, but as travel increased, an additional overpass was constructed in 1957, which now serves eastbound traffic.
This pair of mismatched bridges, familiarly called “Felix” and “Oscar” by the locals, begs a stop for a photograph.

 

Tulsa

Tulsa (pronounced /ˈtʌlsə/) is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States.
With an estimated population of 382,872 in 2006, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012.[5] In 2007,
the Tulsa-Bartlesville Combined Statistical Area had a population of 955,643 residents.
The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma.

Tulsa was first settled in the 1830s by the Creek Native American tribe.
In 1921, it was the site of the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, one of the largest and most destructive acts of racial violence in the history of the United States.
For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry.
Tulsa has been credited as the birthplace of Route 66 and the home of Western Swing music.

Once heavily dependent on the oil industry, economic downturn and subsequent diversification efforts created an economic base in the energy, finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology sectors.
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, at the head of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is the most inland riverport in the U.S. with access to international waterways.
Two institutions of higher education within the city operate at the NCAA Division I level, Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa.

Located near Tornado Alley, the city frequently experiences severe weather.
It is situated on the Arkansas River at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as "Green Country."
Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two world-renowned art museums,
full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of art deco architecture.
In 2005, the city was selected as one of "America's Most Livable Large Cities."
People from Tulsa are described as "Tulsans."

 

Tulsa, night view.

Golden Driller Statue: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Originally erected in 1953 for the International Petroleum Exposition,
the Golden Driller claims the title of world's largest freestanding statue -- 76 feet tall and 43,500 pounds.

The big guy was refurbished and relocated to its current home at the Tulsa Exposition Center in 1966,
where it has since survived tornadoes, art critics, and even the occasional shotgun blast.

 

Stroud

Stroud was founded in 1892 and named for James Stroud, a trader.
Early in its history the town had a reputation as a "Wild" town due to its many saloons and other businesses catering to thirsty cowboys and travelers arriving from "dry" Indian Territory.
These days were short-lived, however, because Oklahoma statehood forced Stroud to become "dry" as well.

On March 27, 1915 Stroud became the victim of the legendary outlaw Henry Starr as he attempted to rob two banks at one time.
"Henry Starr, along with six other men, decided to rob two banks at the same time...
The [Stroud] robbery would prove... disastrous for Henry Starr.
Proceeding to rob the Stroud National Bank and the First National Bank, word of the holdup spread quickly and the citizens took up arms against the bandits.
Henry and another outlaw named Lewis Estes were wounded and captured in the gun battle.
The rest of the gang escaped with $5815...
Henry would be sentenced to prison at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, but would be paroled after serving only four years.

The town became quiet until about 1926 when U.S. Route 66 was built through it.
When construction was completed, Stroud became a rest stop with amenities like motels, gas stations and restaurants.
The most notable restaurant is the Rock Cafe, built from rocks removed during the construction of Route 66.
A fire gutted the restaurant in 2008; it has since been rebuilt and is now open for business once more.

Stroud was devastated by the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, which destroyed the town's 53-store Tanger Outlet Center, as well as a distribution center owned by foodservice company Sygma.
Neither of these facilities were rebuilt, causing a significant amount of economic distress to the city.

 

 

Overholser Bridge

 

This classic old steel truss bridge is located between Oklahoma City and Yukon on old Route 66 at Lake Overholser, or as the locals were want to call it; "Lake Hold Her Closer." 
Lake Overholser is a man made lake that was once used as a sea-plane base during W.W.II

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The old Chisholm Trail once ran right through this area over a hundred years ago! Yukon, Oklahoma is on the old Chisholm Trail and a major Route 66 town.
As I drove down the old highway I could see reminders from the days of the two-lanes. Yukon is a nice bedroom community of Oklahoma City now.
It is well kept, clean and the people are as friendly as can be. I think this would be a nice place to live.

El Reno, Oklahoma is a prosperous old Route 66 town with a great western flavor.
Many photo opportunities exist for the observant shutter bug.

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All that’s left of the El Reno Drive-In Theater in El Reno, Oklahoma. The screen building is now home to a collection of random junk.

El Reno began its life as Fort Reno in 1874 during the Cheyenne Uprising to protect the Darlington Indian Agency.
It was named for Major General Jesse L. Reno who was killed in the Civil War.
In 1889 the Rock Island Railroad built a line up to the south bank of the Canadian River rather than the north bank where the outpost of Reno City was located near the old fort.
The town decided to move, buildings and all, to meet the railroad on the south bank and the town of El Reno was officially established.
In 1901 El Reno was the site of the lottery drawing for the last free territory land for settlement.

Today pockets of old Route 66 can still be found in this historic city.
Old cafes, motor courts and gas stations attest to the time that El Reno's main street was also the main street of a nation.

 

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This old service station stands as silent witness to the time that Route 66 ran through the area from El Reno to Hydro and Weatherford.
This was along the El Reno cutoff, a newer section of Route 66 that bypassed the Route 66 towns of Calumet, Geary, and Bridgeport in 1933.
A new bridge was built below Bridgeport Hill at the Canadian River.

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The Canadian River bridge or Pony Bridge as it was called replaced a toll suspension bridge between Geary and Bridgeport effectively sealing the fate of those two towns.
Geary held on but today Bridgeport is a true ghost town.

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FISHING at EL RENO LAKE...
Admittedly, state record fish are sometimes caught by accident.
Occasionally fortune smiles on some lucky angler, like the fisherman who recently caught a state record walleye while catfishing
or the state record smallmouth buffalo that was caught while the angler was fishing for walleye last year.
However, more often than not, skilled and knowledgeable anglers catch record fish.
Ron “Barefoot” Cantrell of El Reno is the perfect example.
He now holds the state rod and line record for flathead catfish with a 72-pound, 8-ounce brute of a fish he caught from El Reno Lake.

“I’ve met a lot of catfishermen over the years and he is the best one I know,” said Ron Comer, state game warden stationed in Canadian County.
“It doesn’t surprise me one bit he broke the record.”

Cantrell uses a refined technique of catfishing, which incorporates a balloon that serves as both a bobber and a sail to drift his bait far from shore to “where the big boys are.”
Although conventional wisdom among flathead anglers have long preached the use of live baits such as sunfish, goldfish or shad, Cantrell prefers cut shad.
He hooked the record fish on a large gizzard shad head the evening of May 20 nearly 100 yards from shore.

“As soon as I got a look at it I told my fishing buddy to get a tape measure.
He was sure enough a big one,” Cantrell said.

Cantrell certainly knows what a big flathead looks like. In October of 2002 Cantrell hooked a flathead that was just a few ounces shy of the state record.
After landing the big fish, it was several hours before the fish was officially weighed and measured.
Fish held on a stringer for long periods tend to loose weight, however.
Had he secured a big enough State Department of Agriculture certified scale in the vicinity sooner, it’s likely his 2002

fish could have topped the existing record of 71 pounds.

Just missing the mark by a few ounces didn’t deter the angler.
Some 19 months and dozens of big flatheads later, Cantrell’s persistence and unique angling skills finally paid off.

“I was personally happy for Barefoot to finally get the record after getting so close before,“ said Comer.
“He not only knows how to catch the big ones, but he puts in a lot of days out there (at El Reno Lake) throughout the year.”

The new state record fish measures 35 inches around and 51 1/4 inches in length and was weighed on certified scales at Ross Seed Company in El Reno.

A 72 and a half pound fish would have been enough excitement in one night for most anglers, but not Cantrell.

“I couldn’t stop fishing when they were just starting to bite,” Cantrell said.

That same night he caught two more flatheads weighing 45 and 68 pounds.
Anyone who catches a stringer of three fish that weigh 185 pounds is either very lucky or very good.
But none of them were keepers at least not for Cantrell.

“I nearly always let them go so they can grow up a little.
I only keep a few to eat every year,” he said.

As for the new record flathead - it has been transported to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks.
It is hoped that the fish will be on display in coming weeks.

Barry Bolton, assistant fisheries chief for the Wildlife Department says Cantrell’s release practice is commendable.

“It is great to hear that these big fish are going back into the lake,” Bolton said. “After all, a 40-pound fish may be up to 30 years old, and a 60-pound fish may be up to 40 years old.”

The previous flathead record of 71 pounds was set by James Skipper who pulled the catfish from Oologah Lake in May of 1998.

For a complete list of record fish and the procedures regarding certifying state record fish, consult the “2004 Oklahoma Fishing Guide.”
If you think you may have hooked a record fish it is important that you weigh the fish on an Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture certified scale and the weight is verified by a Wildlife Department employee.



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