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The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Offers Wildflower Walks in May

Nancy Mace — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:52:25 +0000

I have said it before and I will say it again. Oklahoma has some of the most beautiful wild flowers I have ever seen. I love taking my camera out and capturing the colors in the spring. You have an opportunity to see these beautiful wildflowers and learn about them with a guided tour. The [...]

Wichita Mountain Refuge Spring Sale of Longhorn Cattle

Nancy Mace — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:51:14 +0000

The Refuge will be selling more than fifty calves and five adult longhorns at the Stockman-Oklahoma livestock market in Apache. The calves will sell on Thursday May 3rd at 9am and the adults on Friday, May 4th. According to Walter Munsterman of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “The calves being sold were too young [...]

Famous Landmarks in Lawton – Our Top Five

Clay Miller — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:00 +0000

(or maybe SEVEN, we just couldn't choose)
There are 1,188 registered landmarks near Lawton for people to visit. Most are a short drive from anywhere you are in the Sooner state. Just here in Comanche county there are 31. Lawton/Fort Sill is home to 7 of them. And all are easy to get to in a short amount of time.

I took an afternoon to go out and find some of these hidden treasures near Lawton that can teach you a lot about our great state, our military and the people that have made their mark on our community.